FDS JAVA CONSOLE SETUP & CONFIGURATION QUICK HOWTO:

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Install X: 
yum -y groupinstall "GNOME Desktop Environment" 
yum -y groupinstall "X Window System" 
init 5 

Install Java: 
1. Download the Linux 32b Java RPM from Sun 
2. chmod a+x jre-<ver>-linux-i586-rpm.bin 
3. ./jre-<ver>-linux-i586-rpm.bin 
4. Step through the Java install 
5. cd /etc/alternatives 
6. ln -sf /usr/java/jre<ver>/bin/java java