There are various RPMs for various Linux distros. JBoss is also referred to as RedHat Application Server. That said, the deluge of RPMs related to JAVA have given rise to many a problem. The main issue is that most JAVA applications are dependent on a specific version of JDK and or Application Server, as well as specific library versions. So attempting to globalize a JAVA environment on a system have more associated problems than any potential benefits. Although globalising environments for traditional Linux technologies, such as PHP is a good practice, for JAVA, you are better off downloading the related archive and installing. View the original post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=viewtopic&p=4130005#... Reply to the post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=posting&mode=reply&a...