Tom Cook wrote: > On 0, David Raeker-Jordan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > In the June issue of Linux Journal, there is an article entitled > > "Programming Life" that discusses Robocode, "a programming environment where > > you can create Java robots that battle it out in an arena on your screen." > > The program uses the Java Developer's kit. > > > > Amoung the packages reported by "apt-cache search jdk," the following seem > > to be appropriate: > > > > > > jdk1.1 - JDK 1.1.x (Java Development Kit) - Runtime only > > jdk1.1-dev - JDK 1.1.x (Java Development Kit) > > jdk1.1-native - JDK 1.1.x Runtime - native threads extensions > > jdk1.1-native-dev - JDK 1.1.x - native threads extensions > > > > Can anyone tell me which package, if any, is correct? Or am I better off > > just installing the tar shell script from Sun? > > You are probably going to need something more recent that 1.1. I > think blackdown have .debs around - you need something like: > > deb ftp://your.blackdown.mirror.here/pub/java-linux/debian testing non-free > > in sources.list. > > Personally I use the installer thinger from Sun and put it all in > /usr/local >
Thanks Tom. I got it working using the Sun installer, as you suggested. http://robocode.alphaworks.ibm.com/installer/index.html -- David Raeker-Jordan mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Harrisburg, PA, USA -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]