I recomend linuxquestions forums. Use the search, most questions about linux have been asked there already.
The majority of java programs will run on linux if you have a JVM installed. Frostwire, for example, should run on any machine with a working JVM (java virutal machine).
Java programs which use the windows API generally won't work on linux. You might be able to run them using WINE, the windows compatabilty program but wine is beta and generally dosn't work smoothly.
You may get more specific advise if you say what linux distribution you are using (or put "java name-of-distribution" into google).
Hi!!
I was installing j2re-1_4_2_o6-linux-i586.rpm on LINUX Redhat 7.3.
After installing need set path variable.
Besides, I was doing symbolic link into plugin directory of mozilla !
to the file libjavaplugin_oji.so !!!!