Simple way to update java on FC6?

[Bruce Labitt]

Ben Scott wrote:
> On Jan 27, 2008 5:22 PM, Bruce Labitt <bruce.labitt at verizon.net> wrote:
>   
>> "Package jdk-1_5_0_14-linux-i586.rpm is not signed"
>>     
>
>   If you can track down the GPG key for the repository source, you can
> add it to the trusted keys for your system with:
>
> 	rpm --import /path/to/key-file
>
> or even
>
> 	rpm --import http://url/to/key-file
>
>   On my FC6 system, I seem to have an /etc/pki/rpm-gpg/jpackage.asc
> file, which is owned by package yum-fedorafaq-6-2007.02.03 (which I
> installed many moons ago to activate various third-party repositories.
> including jpackage).  That may not be helpful to you.  I just checked,
> and I can't seem to find the magic RPM that Fedora FAQ provided.  I
> suspect it's been obsoleted with the rest of Fedora 6.  I'm thinking
> my next home distro may be CentOS; I hate being on the upgrade
> treadmill.
>
>   If you can't find a key file, you can try this:
>
> 	rpm --upgrade --nosignature dk-1_5_0_14-linux-i586.rpm
>
>   That tells RPM to install the package but ignore signature check
> failures.  Not always a good idea, but if you got the package file
> from a trustworthy source, you should be okay.
>
> -- Ben
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Thanks all, especially Lloyd and Ben.  Finally got eclipse running.  Now 
I've got to repeat this at work...  Should be much easier this time...