Heyhey, On the one hand, we are well aware that Java 8 might not be standard on some Linux distributions. On the other hand, Java8 enables us to move quickly and to integrate new features and fix bugs. If it might be the case that you don't need new functionality, just stay with 2.11.1.
In case your distribution won't update to Java8 soon, we could also work on a `deb` or `rpm` package. I personally felt bad about that, because users are not used to install debs for Java applications, are they? (Background: We use Install4J and it provides to create debs downloading the JRE automatically: https://www.ej-technologies.com/products/install4j/features.html) BTW: Debian offers Java8 as backport for Jessie: https://packages.debian.org/sid/openjdk-8-jre Finally, a first googling revealed http://tecadmin.net/install-oracle-java-8-jdk-8-ubuntu-via-ppa/#. Since Java8 is mostly backwards compatible with Java7, there should be no issues. Cheers, Oliver 2015-11-30 11:18 GMT+01:00 Peter Rockett <p.rock...@sheffield.ac.uk>: > Ummm... right. But I am using the default JRE which "points to the > recommended runtime ... openjdk-7-jre...". > > With the greatest of respect, this is not a satisfactory response. Packages > in Linux repos are often behind the latest version (although Mint is much > better than many). I could probably install Java 8 (although I would have > to look up how). I am unclear, however, about what ramifications this would > have for other stuff on my system. For example, I gather installing from ppa > removes openjdk. > > So JabRef 3.0 has introduced a dependency which many Linux users cannot meet > without some fundamental changes. Hmmm... Not sure about the wisdom of that. > > BTW: Posting to the list as other may be interested in this topic. > > P ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Go from Idea to Many App Stores Faster with Intel(R) XDK Give your users amazing mobile app experiences with Intel(R) XDK. Use one codebase in this all-in-one HTML5 development environment. Design, debug & build mobile apps & 2D/3D high-impact games for multiple OSs. http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=254741551&iu=/4140 _______________________________________________ Jabref-users mailing list Jabref-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/jabref-users
