Installing Java on LinuxPPC

1. Download http://ftp.penguinppc.org/projects/java/1.3.1-02b/j2re-1.3.1-02b-FCS-linux-ppc.bin
2. Open an xterm or konsole and type
   

   chmod +x j2re-1.3.1-02b-FCS-linux-ppc.bin
   

   in the directory of the file
3. Now type ./j2re-1.3.1-02b-FCS-linux-ppc.bin
4. Scroll down to the bottom of the more page
5. Agree to the terms
6. Type cd j2re1.3.1
7. Now type the following to install it

   su
    cp -rf ./bin/* /usr/bin/
    cp -rf ./lib/* /usr/lib/
    cp -rf ./man/* /usr/man/
    exit
   

8. Now, you can run whatever java applications you want on your linuxppc machine

Installing the plugin for Mozilla:

ln -s ./j2re1.3.1/plugin/ppc/mozilla/javaplugin_oji.so /usr/lib/mozilla/plugins/

Installing the plugin for Netscape

ln -s ./j2re1.3.1/plugin/ppc/netscape6/javaplugin_oji.so /usr/lib/netscape6/plugins/