Appendix B. Installing Jython on Linux
Jaysen Lorenzen
To illustrate the installation of Jython on Linux, we're using the most recent version of the SDK—1.3 glibc. Versions 1.2 and 1.3 are available only for newer distributions using the libc6 libraries (such as Red Hat v.5.x and Debian v.2.x). The libc5 versions of J2SE v.1.1x are available on the Blackdown site for those of you running older distributions.
If you're the root user of your Linux system, log in as root, or use the su command to gain “superuser” (that is, root) privileges before trying each install. If you're not the root user, you can install software only to your own user directory—/home/<your name>—or to directories for which you have read, write, and execute access. (If you ...
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