problem installing java 6.0

[Hakan Koseoglu]

Ahmad Abou el-naga said the following on 15/02/10 20:53:
> hello,
> I can't install "jdk 6u18 linux x64-rpm.bin" i tried to follow the instructions on the java site but the terminal doesn't allow my authentication using my user password
The RPM version is for RedHat-like distributions.

Download jdk-6u18-linux-x64.bin instead of the rpm version and execute it like:

sh jdk-6u18-linux-x64.bin

and follow the instructions on screen.