[gbhgbh]

Somehow Java got deactivated from my system and I'm trying to figure out what I need to do to reinstall or reactivate it. When I run the command "java -version" in the terminal, I get;
-bash: java: command not found

I tried to install the Java142Update2.dmg from Apple's website (the 26MB file), but the installer would not let me install the package. It gave this message;
"This volume does not contain a version of Java that needs updating".

Here are the Java receipts listed in /Library/Receipts;
Java.pkg
Java1.4.1.pkg
Java141Update1.pkg
Java142.pkg
Java142DevDocumentation.pkg
Java142DevTools.pkg
Java142Update1.pkg
Java142Update1DevDocumentation.pkg
Java142Update1DevTools.pkg
Java142Update2.pkg

I'm running MacOS 10.3.9
What needs to be done to get Java running again?

[Ganesha]

What does it say when you try to run:
/System/Library/Frameworks/JavaVM.framework/Commands/java -version

[gbhgbh]

Originally Posted by Ganesha

What does it say when you try to run:
/System/Library/Frameworks/JavaVM.framework/Commands/java -version

It says essentially the same thing;
-bash: /System/Library/Frameworks/JavaVM.framework/Commands/java: No such file or directory

[gbhgbh]

Originally Posted by gbhgbh

It says essentially the same thing;
-bash: /System/Library/Frameworks/JavaVM.framework/Commands/java: No such file or directory

However upon looking into this further, I think you've found the problem. When I run the command "ls -l /System/Library/Frameworks/JavaVM.framework/Commands" I get (among others);
lrwxr-xr-x 1 root wheel 28 25 Feb 17:09 Commands@ -> Versions/CurrentJDK/Commands

And when I run the command "ls -l /System/Library/Frameworks/JavaVM.framework/Versions" I get;
drwxr-xr-x 3 root wheel 102 30 Aug 2004 1.2/
drwxr-xr-x 3 root wheel 102 30 Aug 2004 1.3/
drwxr-xr-x 7 root wheel 238 24 Sep 2003 1.3.1/
drwxr-xr-x 8 root wheel 272 26 Jan 15:22 1.4.2/
drwxr-xr-x 5 root wheel 170 22 Apr 03:57 A/
lrwxr-xr-x 1 root wheel 1 25 Feb 17:10 Current@ -> A
lrwxr-xr-x 1 root wheel 5 25 Feb 17:10 CurrentJDK@ -> 1.4.1

I guess the problem is that the directory CurrentJDK is linked to 1.4.1 (which doesn't exist) instead of to 1.4.2. It seems the simple solution would be to run the commands
"sudo rm /System/Library/Frameworks/JavaVM.framework/Versions/CurrentJDK"
and
"sudo ln -s /System/Library/Frameworks/JavaVM.framework/Versions/1.4.2 /System/Library/Frameworks/JavaVM.framework/Versions/CurrentJDK".

But I'm wondering if there are links anywhere else that are broken. It seems like I need to update this from 1.4.1 to 1.4.2 again. However as I said in the first post, the 1.4.2Update2 package would not let install again. Any advice on how to proceed from here?