Step 1. Get your activation key.

http://www.borland.com/jbuilder/foundation/download/

 

Step 2. Installing and running JBuilder Foundation on Linux


(Please read these instructions entirely before installing JBuilder Foundation.)

Installing the JDK

Before installing JBuilder Foundation, you will need to install JDK 1.2.2 for Linux.

Installing JBuilder Foundation

You will need write access to the directory locations you specify during the installation process. You should also have at least 150 MB of available hard disk space.

  1. To start the installation script, enter sh install.bin.
  2. Follow the prompts and click Next.
  3. Accept the license agreement when prompted, then click Next.
  4. Choose the directory where you want JBuilder Foundation installed, then click Next. Do not choose a directory that contains spaces in its name. JBuilder Foundation will not run if the name of the directory in which it is installed contains spaces.
  5. Click Done. You can now run JBuilder.

Installation Notes

XWindows has security restrictions that can cause a GUI application to fail if running the application as a different user than the one logged in. One such case is when you open a terminal window and use the "su" command to become "root". The error message issued is usually 'Xlib: connection to ":0.0" refused by server'. This is a security feature, not a bug. To avoid this problem open a terminal window and type the following command:
xhost +localhost
This command notifies XWindows that any user on your machine is authorized to use your display. After the installation you can run the command:
xhost -localhost
to reset the value to the default.

Another possible side effect of this is that you will get an icon for JBuilder Foundation installed on your desktop that does work when selected. To fix this:

    1. Log back in as "su".
    2. Copy the link created for the icon to your local desktop.

Running JBuilder Foundation

Installing the JBuilder Foundation Documentation

To install the JBuilder Foundation documentation, you will need write access to the directory location where JBuilder is installed. You should have at least 70 MB of available hard disk space.

  1. Open a terminal window. To continue the installation process, you will need to add the location of the JDK to your path.
  1. When prompted, choose the JDK1.2.2 from the list.
  2. Follow the prompts and click Next.
  3. Accept the license agreement when prompted, then click Next.
  4. Choose the directory where JBuilder Foundation is installed, then click Next.
  5. Click Done. You can now open the online documentation from the JBuilder IDE with the Help|Help Topics command.

Uninstalling JBuilder Foundation

To uninstall JBuilder Foundation:

  1. Locate the directory where JBuilder Foundation was installed.
  2. Delete the JBuilder directory.