How do I configure ICQ for RH 5.x?

For ICQ you will have to get hold of the following:-

First, you will have to install the jdk library.  What we have quoted here is jdk version 1.1.3.  To the best of our knowledge, ICQ works best with this library.

Follow the steps outlined below:-

untar the file using this command

[root@localhost /]# tar xvfz jdk1.1.3.tar.gz -C /usr/local
[root@localhost /]# cd /usr/local
[root@localhost /usr/local]# ln -s jdk1.1.3 java

After that, untar the ICQ tar ball and follow the steps below:-

[root@localhost /]# tar xvfz ICQJava981a.tar.gz -C /usr/local
[root@localhost /]# cd /usr/local/ICQJava

then edit the file install

Originally you will find these lines at the top of the file

#JAVA_HOME="/usr/local/java"
JAVA_EXEC="$JAVA_HOME/bin/java"
JAVA_CLASSES="$JAVA_HOME/lib/classes.zip"
ICQ_HOME="$HOME/ICQJava"

Modify these lines to reflect the following:-

JAVA_HOME="/usr/local/java"
JAVA_EXEC="$JAVA_HOME/bin/java"
JAVA_CLASSES="$JAVA_HOME/lib/classes.zip"
ICQ_HOME="/usr/local/ICQJava"

After modifying, save the file.  The run this install script

[root@localhost /]# cd /usr/local/ICQJava
[root@localhost ICQJava]# ./install

Your installation is now complete.  In order for you to activate ICQ, you can just run the following command from a Terminal inside of X-Windows

[root@localhost /]# /usr/local/ICQJava/ICQ