How do I install the RPM available on SUN for Java SDK that looks like j2sdk-1_4_2_04-linux-i586_rpm.bin?

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This is actually not an RPM file - this is a self-extracting shell archive; this format is common for SUN distributed software.

To extract it, simply run

sh j2sdk-1_4_2_04-linux-i586_rpm.bin

and follow the prompts (instructions) you see on the screen.

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