Linux rpm installation guide

1 Targeted platforms
- 1.1 Requirements
2 Installing JRE under Linux
3 Jajuk Installation
4 Notes:
5 Run
6 Upgrade
7 Uninstallation
8 Support

Targeted platforms

Any Linux distributions supporting rpm (Mandriva, Redhat/Fedora). You may have a more detailed guide depending of your distribution, check out the Installation Guides section.

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Requirements

[Mandatory] Java Runtime environment (JRE) 1.6 and above. Not sure if you already have Java ? Check this link.

If unaware of your Java version, open a console and type:
java -version
If needed, you can get JRE for free at http://www.java.com
Caution: many distributions provide GCJ JRE by default: this will not work with Jajuk !

[Mandatory] 1024x768 screen resolution and higher
[Strongly recommended] MPlayer 1.0 pre8 and above available from the $PATH (this will provide better sound quality and more audio formats such flac)

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Installing JRE under Linux

Download the JRE RPM version (.rpm.bin file).

Launch installer :

sh j2re-{version}.rpm.bin

Log as root and install the RPM :

rpm -ivh j2re-{version}.rpm

If needed, add the JRE/bin directory in your PATH (Sun JRE RPM is installed in /opt/java directory that is not in the PATH by default).
- Add the line

export PATH=/opt/java/jre1.5.0/bin:$PATH

(change this by your own directory) in /etc/profile or ~/.bashrc for instance

Check you now use the new JRE by opening a console and typing:

java -version

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Jajuk Installation

We provide a single package for Linux (jajuk-${version}-noarch.rpm). This RPM should work with most Linux distributions but menu icons may not be created (in this case, please do it manually if required). To install, use your favorite graphical tool (Yast, Drake...) or log as root and launch:

rpm -ivh jajuk-${version}.rpm

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Notes:

It can take a while for shortcut to appear in menu.
Note that you can also install Jajuk under Linux using the Java installer (see main installation guides).

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Run

Use the new menu shortcut if created
Or simply type jajuk in a console

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Upgrade

To upgrade Jajuk, log as root and use:

rpm -Uvh jajuk-${version}-noarch.rpm

It is safe to install the new release over previous one without uninstalling, Jajuk supports backwards compatibility. Your collection and configuration is kept and is stored under {your home directory}/.jajuk
Jajuk doesn't support downwards compatibility: A Jajuk release may not work with a collection built by a newer release than the one you use.

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