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