>>>>> "Jules" == Jules Bean <jmlb2@hermes.cam.ac.uk> writes: Jules> Probably /usr/lib/java for shared files. jars which only Jules> belong to one package have no business in a shared Jules> directory - I would tentatively suggest Jules> /usr/lib/java/<packagename> Ugh, no. Whether you bleive the cross-jvm hype or no, *.class files are definately cross-platform. /usr/share please! -- Stephen --- Linux - the Frodo Baggins of Computing.