JDK : JDK1.5.0 b32c linux-i586
Platform[s] : SuSE SLES-8 (i386), SuSE SLES-8 (AMD64)
This bug does not happen in SuSE8.2

When installing/uninstalling j2sdk/j2re rpm/bin on SLES8 machines (i386,AMD64), some error messages display.

Installing rpm:
===============
kurtz:~/temp # rpm -iv j2sdk-1_5_0-beta-linux-i586.rpm
j2sdk-1.5.0-beta
Loading classes to share ... done.
Rewriting and unlinking classes ... done.
Calculating hash values for String objects .. done.
Calculating fingerprints ... done.
Removing unshareable information ... done.
Moving most read-only objects to shared space at 0x51770000 ... done.
Moving additional symbols to shared space at 0x51c8fe08 ... done.
Read-only space ends at 0x51cf95b0, 5805488 bytes.
Moving read-write objects to shared space at 0x51f70000 ... done.
Read-write space ends at 0x52529fa0, 6004640 bytes.
Updating references to shared objects ... done.

cp: cannot create regular file `/usr/share/pixmaps/sun-java.png': No such file or directory
var/tmp/rpm-tmp.99388: line 118: /opt/gnome/share/application-registry/java-archive.applications: No such file or directory
var/tmp/rpm-tmp.99388: line 119: /opt/gnome/share/application-registry/java-archive.applications: No such file or directory
var/tmp/rpm-tmp.99388: line 120: /opt/gnome/share/application-registry/java-archive.applications: No such file or directory
var/tmp/rpm-tmp.99388: line 121: /opt/gnome/share/application-registry/java-archive.applications: No such file or directory
var/tmp/rpm-tmp.99388: line 122: /opt/gnome/share/application-registry/java-archive.applications: No such file or directory
var/tmp/rpm-tmp.99388: line 123: /opt/gnome/share/application-registry/java-archive.applications: No such file or directory
chmod: failed to get attributes of `/opt/gnome/share/application-registry/java-archive.applications': No such file or directory
cp: cannot create regular file `/usr/share/pixmaps/sun-java.png': No such file or directory
var/tmp/rpm-tmp.99388: line 118: /opt/gnome/share/application-registry/java-web-start.applications: No such file or directory
var/tmp/rpm-tmp.99388: line 119: /opt/gnome/share/application-registry/java-web-start.applications: No such file or directory
var/tmp/rpm-tmp.99388: line 120: /opt/gnome/share/application-registry/java-web-start.applications: No such file or directory
var/tmp/rpm-tmp.99388: line 121: /opt/gnome/share/application-registry/java-web-start.applications: No such file or directory
var/tmp/rpm-tmp.99388: line 122: /opt/gnome/share/application-registry/java-web-start.applications: No such file or directory
var/tmp/rpm-tmp.99388: line 123: /opt/gnome/share/application-registry/java-web-start.applications: No such file or directory
chmod: failed to get attributes of `/opt/gnome/share/application-registry/java-web-start.applications': No such file or directory

kurtz:~/temp # rpm -q j2sdk
j2sdk-1.5.0-beta


Uninstalling rpm:
===============
kurtz:~/temp # rpm -e j2sdk-1.5.0-beta
cannot remove /usr/java/j2sdk1.5.0/jre/lib/i386/client - directory not empty
cannot remove /usr/java/j2sdk1.5.0/jre/lib/i386 - directory not empty
cannot remove /usr/java/j2sdk1.5.0/jre/lib - directory not empty
cannot remove /usr/java/j2sdk1.5.0/jre - directory not empty
rm: cannot remove `/opt/gnome/share/application-registry/java-web-start.applications': No such file or directory
rm: cannot remove `/opt/gnome/share/application-registry/java-archive.applications': No such file or directory

installing j2re-1_5_0-beta-linux-i586.bin:
==========================================
cp: cannot create regular file `/usr/share/pixmaps/sun-java.png': No such file or directory
chmod: failed to get attributes of `/usr/share/pixmaps/sun-java.png': No such file or directory
WARNING - cannot write to file:
        /opt/gnome/share/application-registry/java-archive.applications
Check permissions.
cp: cannot create regular file `/usr/share/pixmaps/sun-java.png': No such file or directory
chmod: failed to get attributes of `/usr/share/pixmaps/sun-java.png': No such file or directory
WARNING - cannot write to file:
        /opt/gnome/share/application-registry/java-web-start.applications
Check permissions.
 
Done.



Test Machines:
===============
kurtz:~/temp # more /etc/*release
::::::::::::::
/etc/SuSE-release
::::::::::::::
SuSE SLES-8 (i386)
VERSION = 8.1
::::::::::::::
/etc/UnitedLinux-release
::::::::::::::
UnitedLinux 1.0 (i586)

bela:/tmp/tiger # more /etc/*release
::::::::::::::
/etc/SuSE-release
::::::::::::::
SuSE SLES-8 (AMD64)
VERSION = 8.1
::::::::::::::
/etc/UnitedLinux-release
::::::::::::::
UnitedLinux 1.0 (AMD64)
VERSION = 1.0

VERSION = 1.0
::::::::::::::
/etc/lsb-release
::::::::::::::
LSB_VERSION="1.2"
DISTRIB_ID="UnitedLinux"
DISTRIB_RELEASE="1.0"
DISTRIB_DESCRIPTION="UnitedLinux 1.0 (i586)"

###@###.### 2004-02-03


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I also have a similar problem under JavaDesktop (Mercury).

Install
--------
xtracting...
UnZipSFX 5.42 of 14 January 2001, by Info-ZIP (###@###.###).
  inflating: j2re-1_5_0-beta-linux-i586.rpm
j2re ##################################################
Loading classes to share ... done.
Rewriting and unlinking classes ... done.
Calculating hash values for String objects .. done.
Calculating fingerprints ... done.
Removing unshareable information ... done.
Moving most read-only objects to shared space at 0x51380000 ... done.
Moving additional symbols to shared space at 0x5185b330 ... done.
Read-only space ends at 0x518b7d70, 5471600 bytes.
Moving read-write objects to shared space at 0x51b80000 ... done.
Read-write space ends at 0x52131b68, 5970792 bytes.
Updating references to shared objects ... done.

cp: cannot stat `/usr/java/j2redefault/lib/javaws/sun-java.png': No such file or directory
cp: cannot stat `/usr/java/j2redefault/lib/javaws/sun-java_HighContrast.png': No such file or directory
cp: cannot stat `/usr/java/j2redefault/lib/javaws/sun-java_HighContrastInverse.png': No such file or directory
cp: cannot stat `/usr/java/j2redefault/lib/javaws/sun-java_LowContrast.png': No such file or directory
cp: cannot stat `/usr/java/j2redefault/lib/javaws/sun-java.png': No such file or directory
cp: cannot stat `/usr/java/j2redefault/lib/javaws/sun-java_HighContrast.png': No such file or directory
cp: cannot stat `/usr/java/j2redefault/lib/javaws/sun-java_HighContrastInverse.png': No such file or directory
cp: cannot stat `/usr/java/j2redefault/lib/javaws/sun-java_LowContrast.png': No such file or directory
 
Uninstall
---------
annot remove /usr/java/j2re1.5.0/lib/i386/client - directory not empty
cannot remove /usr/java/j2re1.5.0/lib/i386 - directory not empty
cannot remove /usr/java/j2re1.5.0/lib - directory not empty
cp: cannot stat `/usr/java/j2redefault/lib/javaws/sun-java.png': No such file or directory
cp: cannot stat `/usr/java/j2redefault/lib/javaws/sun-java_HighContrast.png': No such file or directory
cp: cannot stat `/usr/java/j2redefault/lib/javaws/sun-java_HighContrastInverse.png': No such file or directory
cp: cannot stat `/usr/java/j2redefault/lib/javaws/sun-java_LowContrast.png': No such file or directory
cp: cannot stat `/usr/java/j2redefault/lib/javaws/sun-java.png': No such file or directory
cp: cannot stat `/usr/java/j2redefault/lib/javaws/sun-java_HighContrast.png': No such file or directory
cp: cannot stat `/usr/java/j2redefault/lib/javaws/sun-java_HighContrastInverse.png': No such file or directory
cp: cannot stat `/usr/java/j2redefault/lib/javaws/sun-java_LowContrast.png': No such file or directory


Machine Info.
  
 ::::::::::::::
/etc/SuSE-release
::::::::::::::
Sun Java Desktop System 2003
VERSION = 1.0
RELEASE = 1.0
::::::::::::::
/etc/sun-release
::::::::::::::
Sun Java Desktop System - 2003
Linux fontana 2.4.19-64GB-SMP #1 SMP Tue Nov 11 15:45:26 UTC 2003 i686 unknown


###@###.### 2004-02-03


###@###.### 2004-02-03

Similar warning message on AMD SLES8 using bin bundle (j2re_linux.bin)
[test machine: bunt.sfbay]

cp: cannot create regular file `/usr/share/pixmaps/sun-java.png': No such file or directory
chmod: failed to get attributes of `/usr/share/pixmaps/sun-java.png': No such file or directory
WARNING - cannot write to file:
        /opt/gnome/share/application-registry/java-archive.applications
Check permissions.
cp: cannot create regular file `/usr/share/pixmaps/sun-java.png': No such file or directory
chmod: failed to get attributes of `/usr/share/pixmaps/sun-java.png': No such file or directory
WARNING - cannot write to file:
        /opt/gnome/share/application-registry/java-web-start.applications
Check permissions.

================================================================================================
Error messages on QuickSilver (JDS Release 2-build 07)
*******INSTALL*****
cp: cannot stat `/usr/java/j2redefault/lib/images/icons/sun-java.png': No such file or directory
cp: cannot stat `/usr/java/j2redefault/lib/images/icons/sun-java_HighContrast.png': No such file or directory
cp: cannot stat `/usr/java/j2redefault/lib/images/icons/sun-java_HighContrastInverse.png': No such file or directory
cp: cannot stat `/usr/java/j2redefault/lib/images/icons/sun-java_LowContrast.png': No such file or directory
cp: cannot stat `/usr/java/j2redefault/lib/images/icons/sun-java.png': No such file or directory
cp: cannot stat `/usr/java/j2redefault/lib/images/icons/sun-java_HighContrast.png': No such file or directory
cp: cannot stat `/usr/java/j2redefault/lib/images/icons/sun-java_HighContrastInverse.png': No such file or directory
cp: cannot stat `/usr/java/j2redefault/lib/images/icons/sun-java_LowContrast.png': No such file or directory

****UNINSTALL*************
cannot remove /usr/java/j2sdk1.5.0/jre/lib/i386/client - directory not empty
cannot remove /usr/java/j2sdk1.5.0/jre/lib/i386 - directory not empty
cannot remove /usr/java/j2sdk1.5.0/jre/lib - directory not empty
cannot remove /usr/java/j2sdk1.5.0/jre - directory not empty
cp: cannot stat `/usr/java/j2redefault/lib/images/icons/sun-java.png': No such file or directory
cp: cannot stat `/usr/java/j2redefault/lib/images/icons/sun-java_HighContrast.png': No such file or directory
cp: cannot stat `/usr/java/j2redefault/lib/images/icons/sun-java_HighContrastInverse.png': No such file or directory
cp: cannot stat `/usr/java/j2redefault/lib/images/icons/sun-java_LowContrast.png': No such file or directory
cp: cannot stat `/usr/java/j2redefault/lib/images/icons/sun-java.png': No such file or directory
cp: cannot stat `/usr/java/j2redefault/lib/images/icons/sun-java_HighContrast.png': No such file or directory
cp: cannot stat `/usr/java/j2redefault/lib/images/icons/sun-java_HighContrastInverse.png': No such file or directory
cp: cannot stat `/usr/java/j2redefault/lib/images/icons/sun-java_LowContrast.png': No such file or directory

The directory does get deleted eventually..
###@###.### 2004-03-22