removing gij/gcc-java and installing sun java

[nimmonika]

Please can someone advise how to do this properly. I have download the rpm for sun java and can follow the instructions from there. I however want to get rid of gij and gcc-java. Somehow yum is not doing it for me.

Thanks

[smfinley]

If you are using Fedora Core 4 do not install the Sun Java RPM. Install the .bin file instead. Section 6.1.8. "Java Package Recommendations" of the official Fedora Core 4 release notes advise that if you install the RPM "Sun Java might disappear from an installed system during package upgrade operations." To install Java properly for x86 systems see the Java section of the Notes. Also if you follow these instructions you will not have to remove gcc-java. You will be using the "alternatives" method instead.