On Dec 17, 3:40 pm, Alex Samad <a...@samad.com.au> wrote: > On Wed, Dec 17, 2008 at 11:03:15AM -0600, Jordi Gutiérrez Hermoso wrote: > > 2008/12/17 Girish Kulkarni <gir...@hri.res.in>: > > > 1. What is the Java Runtime Environment? And the Java Development Kit? > > > The JRE includes a virtual machine for running Java programs, the JDK > > is stuff like the Java compiler and associated programs you need to > > build and debug Java code. > > > > 2. What is my compiler? My Virtual Machine? > > > You can choose to use Java's non-free javac compiler (apt-cache search > > sun java jdk), gcj, or OpenJDK. > > > > 3. Are there any free software implementations of Java? > > > Yeah, gcj and OpenJDK are the big ones. OpenJDK is a fully comformant > > implementation of Java and I have not run into any problems with it at > > all; it's Sun's official open implementation of Java. > > Have all of the libraries been made available to openJDK, I found some > security ones where not available > > > > > Unfortunately, OpenJDK is too new to be packaged for etch, but you can > > try to build it from sources. > > openJDK is in unstable, no need to go to source > > > > > HTH, > > - Jordi G. H. > > > -- > > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org > > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact > > listmas...@lists.debian.org > > -- > "If you don't stand for anything, you don't stand for anything! If you don't > stand for something, you don't stand for anything!" > > - George W. Bush > 11/02/2000 > Bellevue, WA > said to a packed rally at Bellevue Community College > > signature.asc > < 1KViewDownload- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text -
If you want the most recent packages (that I know of) checl out: http://www.weiqigao.com/blog/2007/11/04/getting_sun_java_6_on_debian_4_0_with_apt_pinning.html This might mess up your standard version of Eclipse on Debian. Good luck. Chris -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
