jre: Java(TM) 2 Platform Standard Edition Runtime Environment, Version 5.0 jre: jre: The J2SE(TM) Runtime Environment (JRE) is intended for software jre: developers and vendors to redistribute with their applications. jre: It contains the Java virtual machine, runtime class libraries, and jre: Java application launcher that are necessary to run programs written jre: in the Java programming language. jre: jre: If you need development tools, obtain the jdk from /extra, or see the jre: Sun Microsystems web page: http://java.sun.com/ jre: