How to make topcoder arena work on Linux

The steps given below are work on Fedora
but by altering a bit may work for your distro too.


1. Install Sun java.
Download the rpm file for JRE from Sun website ie from the following link



(if link is not visible then copy paste the following --
https://cds.sun.com/is-bin/INTERSHOP.enfinity/WFS/CDS-CDS_Developer-Site/en_US/-/USD/ViewProductDetail-Start?ProductRef=jre-6u16-oth-JPR@CDS-CDS_Developer)

Select Linux as OS at the link.

2. Install the rpm package using
rpm -ivh packagename
command.

3. Download the applet from the topcoder website. Save the applet file open the applet with javaws located at
/usr/java/jdk1.6.0_14/jre/javaws

You may change the properties of applet file to open it by default using javaws.

and finally arena opens.
Use the proxy settings and HTTP Tunnel B
to enter the arena.