installing java on Linux

> I used the j2sdk-1_4_1_01-linux-i586.bin package from Sun. It installed all
> the files in /usr/local/j2sdk1.4.1_01. Then I had to place
> '/usr/local/j2sdk1.4.1_01/bin' on my path.

I have a feeling the problem may be I have not edited any paths. How
would I go about doing this?

+ David Huerta