java 2RE

[norman]

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> 
> Following on I now have two directories stored in my Home folder
> the .bin and the extracted file. Do I need to install either of these
> and, if so, please advise me on the correct procedure. 

I am sorry to come again on this topic but, despite reading all the help
pages I could find and understand, I am no further on. To recap I right
clicked on the .bin file and ran in terminal. This resulted in the
extracted file called j2re1.4.2_13 appearing in my Home Folder. when I
go to a terminal and enter sudo update-alternatives --config java
j2re1.4.2_13 does not appear so I assume it would not be effective. What
is the next step I must take to make it do its job?

Norman