UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers

Forgive the sheer volume of verbiage:

Sco Openserver 6 - how to install Java 1.42_14b:
The documentation says:
"Make a subdirectory and unwind the tar file into that subdirectory.
mkdir JAVA142
cd JAVA142; tar -xf ../OSR6_Java2_142.VOLS.tar
Run the Software Manager with the command:
scoadmin software
or
custom
or double-click on the Software Manager icon in the desktop.
Pull down the "Software" menu and select "Install New".
When prompted for the host from which to install, choose the local machine and then "Continue".
In the "Select Media" menu, pull down the "Media Device" menu. Select "Media Images", then choose "Continue".
When prompted for the "Image Directory", enter the directory where you unwound the tar file of the package to be installed and choose "OK".
When prompted to select the software to install, the single software package in the directory will by highlighted. You can deselect any of the optional packages that you do not wish to install at this time. Click on "Install".

I don't think Java is already installed. When I type in "java -version", it can't find anything. I did a find . -name java* and found a few files with "java" in them, but nothing suggesting a JRE.

When I run "scoadmin software", the selection process makes no sense. It shows "Java 2 Standard Edition" with an asterist to the left. If I hit enter, indented lines appear below that. It says, "Total 6, selected 1", or "Total 3, Selected 1". If you hit enter at the line, it either expands more lines or contracts to one lines. It makes no sense as to what is "selected", or even how to select it. I know I have to have a "URW" urwfonts installed along with this, but it isn't at all clear how to do that with this senseless installation selection process.

Finally, I just hit "continue" at the first single line that appears, and it then gives a screen that says, "Upgrading components warning - these components selected for installation will be upgraded". And it shows "Java 2 Standard Edition (J2SE). 1.4.2_08 (ver1.4.2 Hb) and also "URW ++ free X11fonts(version 2.0Ba)
Upgrading the above components will cause them to be removed and replaced with upgraded components. There is an option to " Leave replaced components on hard disk (loaded only)", but it is not clear how to check it. When I finally hit "CTRL Continue" and continue, it says "Error details - Assertion failed: path ! = NULL, file "dbaseStanza."

What is going on? This makes no sense. How can I find out if java is installed on this Unix Openserver 6 system? Why does it think it is, even though I can't do "java -version"?

I should note again I am logged in as root and that I'm trying to install 1.4.1.14b and urwfonts 2.0

Are you using the graphical version of scoadmin, or the character version (typing scoadmin at the # prompt)?

I think that all you are doing is expanding and contracting the installation choices, and not actually running the install by clicking on the install button.

Try logging on at the graphical interface <ctrl><Alt><F2>
and selecting Software Manager

When I type in "custom", it shows a screen that says, "The selected software is partially loaded". At the bottom is a line of asterisks that continue horizontally 3/4 of the way to the right.

When I click Install, I immediately get a window that says, "Error - (\) The custom+ binary (backend) process has died." It gives a choice of Ok or Details, and when I click Details, it shows, "Error Details - Assertion failed: path != NULL, file "dbaseStanza.

Completely unload and remove the partially loaded software first.
Then install again.
The graphical interface is far more intuitive than the command line version.

Unfortunately, I am connected through Anzio Lite, and I was under the impression that it is incapable of displaying graphics.

Can you get a X-Window Client, or can you use the system console?