Getting Started

    JavaTM 2, Standard Edition 5.0 update 09
    for SCO® UNIX® Operating Systems


This release of Java 2 Standard Edition contains:

J2SE 5.0 for SCO UNIX is a full implementation of the Sun MicrosystemsTM Java 2 Platform - the technology and environment described in the SunTM specifications of the Java 2 Platform, Standard Edition, 5.0, update 09. (The "update 09" indicates the patch level of the Sun J2SE that J2SE 5.0 for SCO UNIX corresponds to.)

Changes in This Release

J2SE 5.0, update 09

J2SE 5.0, update 09 for SCO UNIX is a significant update to the J2SE 5.0 product. It encompasses Sun's updates 07, 08 and 09 and contains the following fixes or enhancements:

The J2SE 5.0, update 09 release supercedes the J2SE 5.0, update 06 previously released on the SCO Support web site.

Sun Alert ID        Description
102662 A security vulnerability in the JRE Swing library may allow an untrusted applet to access data in other applets.
102686 The JRE and Java Secure Socket Extension (JSSE) may verify incorrect RSA PKCS #1 v1.5 signatures if the RSA public key exponent is 3. This may allow applets or applications that are signed by forged signing certificates and websites with forged web server certificates to be verified as valid.

For more information see:

http://www.imc.org/ietf-openpgp/mail-archive/msg14307.html http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2006-4339

J2SE 5.0, update 06

J2SE 5.0, update 06, was the initial J2SE 5.0 product release on SCO UNIX platforms.

J2SE 5.0 for SCO UNIX is a major new release compared to the previous J2SE 1.4.2 for SCO UNIX.

System Requirements and Supported Platforms

Supported SCO UNIX platforms:

J2SE 5.0 for SCO UNIX is not supported on older versions of the supported operating systems, such as SCO OpenServer Release 5.0.x or UnixWare 7 Release 7.1.3 or earlier, nor is it available for older operating systems, such as the SCO UnixWare 2 operating system.

The J2SE 5.0 is identical for all supported platforms, and everything in these release notes applies to all supported platforms.

Pkg/Cmpnt Name
Required Software
Approx. Size
Contains
 j2jre150   UW 7.1.4   72 MB Runtime Support:
java, the Java virtual machine interpreter (JVM); the "client" and "server" dynamic compilers; Java Foundation Classes (JFC) & Swing Package; and basic API libraries: language support, I/O, AWT, networking, utilities, images, media, math, compression, and security.

Distributed applications and database access:
Remote Method Invocation (RMI); JavaBeansTM (component object model); JDBCTM (database access); Internationalization tools; Security tools; Java IDL tools.

j2sdk150  j2jre150   41 MB Development Tools:
appletviewer, the Java Applet Viewer; javac, the Java Compiler; jdb, the command-line Java debugger; javah, the C Header and Stub File Generator for native methods; javap, the Java Class File Disassembler; javadoc, the JAVA API Documentation Generator; jar, the Java Archive (JAR) tool; and assorted other commands used in Java development; class libraries used in Java development; header files used in native code development. Also Java demo applets and applications; demos of Swing functionality; Java Plugin demos; native method demos.
j2plg150  j2jre150   0.5 MB Java 2 Plugin for Mozilla browser 1.7.x on UnixWare 7.1.4 and OpenServer 6.0.0.
j2se150  OSR 6.0.0   116 MB In additional to the Runtime Support, Development Tools and Java Plugin software in the UnixWare packages above, the OpenServer 6.0.0 product contains the additional
  • Java Communications API (javaxcomm)
  • Apache Axis SOAP Web Services 1.2 & Apache Xerces-J XML Parser 1.4.4
software whose JNI runtime or JAR files must be installed in the J2SE 5.0 product repository.

Note: Where one J2SE 5.0 package requires another J2SE 5.0 package, the version numbers of the packages must be the same. The Java 2 SDK package, version 1.5.0.06 requires the Java 2 Runtime, version 1.5.0.06.

Multiple Java 2 SE Releases

Multiple major versions of J2SE can co-exist on your SCO UNIX platform. The installation is to a version specific directory in /opt.
J2SE 1.3.1 ==> /opt/java2-1.3.1
J2SE 1.4.2 ==> /opt/java2-1.4.2
J2SE 5.0    ==> /opt/java2-1.5.0
Updates to each major version of J2SE install in the same base directory.

The installation of the JRE piece for each of these major point releases will automatically symbolicly link /usr/java and /usr/java2 to point to the "newly" installed JRE directory. System administrators can and should readjust these symbolic links as needed by their specific system and software requirements.

Other software released by SCO for your SCO UNIX platform as well as third party applications that use Java, may require a specifc J2SE major version. That software may either reference the J2SE of interest through:

Caution: Before removing earlier/other major versions of J2SE on your system, be certain that other installed software does not require that version. For example, the Apache-Tomcat product released on UnixWare 7.1.4 and OpenServer 6.0.0 have been configured, tested and certified with J2SE 1.4.2. Removal of that JRE will result in Tomcat failing to start.

Download and Installation

The J2SE 5.0 product is distributed in one of two packaging formats for the different supported SCO UNIX systems.

  1. Print or save a copy of this "Getting Started" page for later reference.

  2. Download a copy of the current J2SE 5.0 update 09 Release Notes (ReleaseNotes.html)and save, also for later reference.

  3. Select and download the packages you wish to install. Note that the packages are available in two formats:

  4. Download an install any prerequisite packages, runtime, maintenance packs, maintenance supplements, support level supplements as required in the System Requirements and Supported Platforms of this document.

  5. As root, installed the J2SE 5.0 packages that you have downloaded.

    Change directory into the directory containing the downloaded package datastreams

    cd  <download-dir>

    On UnixWare 7.1.4:

    Install the J2SE 5.0 packages in the following order.
    If the package datastreams have been downloaded in compressed format:
    zcat   j2jre150.ds.Z   |   pkgadd -d - all

    pkgadd   -d  `pwd`/j2sdk150.ds all
    pkgadd   -d  `pwd`/j2plg150.ds all
    If the package datastreams have been uncompressed when downloaded with your browser:
    pkgadd   -d  `pwd`/j2jre150.ds all
    pkgadd   -d  `pwd`/j2sdk150.ds all
    pkgadd   -d  `pwd`/j2plg150.ds all

    On OpenServer 6.0.0, having downloaded the single custom format file:

    Make a subdirectory and unwind the tar file into that subdirectory.
    mkdir JAVA150
    cd JAVA150; tar -xf ../OSR6_Java2_150.VOLS.tar
    Run the Software Manager with the command:
    scoadmin software
                or
    custom
    or double-click on the Software Manager icon in the desktop.

    1. Pull down the "Software" menu and select "Install New".
    2. When prompted for the host from which to install, choose the local machine and then "Continue".
    3. In the "Select Media" menu, pull down the "Media Device" menu. Select "Media Images", then choose "Continue".
    4. When prompted for the "Image Directory", enter the directory where you unwound the tar file of the package to be installed and choose "OK".
    5. When prompted to select the software to install, the single software package in the directory will by highlighted. You can deselect any of the optional packages that you do not wish to install at this time. Click on "Install".

Important Notes

Documentation

Essential information about this product is contained in the Java 2 Standard Edition 5.0, update 09 for SCO UNIX Operating Systems Release Notes which are distributed with the j2jre150 package on UnixWare 7.1.4 and the j2se150 component on Openserver 6.0.0 and installed in /usr/java2. A copy of the Release Notes is available on this download page.

Be sure to read these notes thoroughly before attempting to use the J2SE 5.0. We recommend that you print out or bookmark these notes for later reference.

Licensing

The J2SE 5.0 for SCO UNIX is licensed under the same terms as the host SCO operating system upon which it is installed.


Document version 405-000-144-Fc
16 Nov 2006
Copyright © 2006 The SCO Group, Inc. All rights reserved.