http://java.sun.com/j2se/downloads.html
When I was there earlier, it was a beta release. Just checked it now, and it's apparently no longer beta. David [EMAIL PROTECTED] On 21 Jul 03, at 22:14, Stephen Kitchener wrote: > On Monday 21 Jul 2003 20:50 pm, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > Hmmm - looked on Sun's site, didn't see a 1.4.2 anywhere, > only a 1.4.1-03, do you know where it is ?? > > > Before installing Sun's version of JRE, you might want > > to look into the differences between Sun's and > > Blackdown's JRE. As far as I understand it, if you use > > the latest version of Sun's JRE (1.4.2), it is the best > > choice, but if you want to use version 1.4.1 or older, > > you might need to use Blackdown if you want to use the > > plugins in Mozilla, if Mozilla was compiled with gcc > > ver. 3.x. A nice summary page is available at > > <http://plugindoc.mozdev.org/whichjava.html>. > > > > But remember, this only applies to JRE 1.4.1 or older, > > with Sun's JRE 1.4.2 this is no longer an issue, and so > > Sun's JRE 1.4.2 will probably be your best choice, > > unless the program you want to run specifically says it > > will only work with an older version. > > > > Just my 2 cents worth, > > Conway S. Smith > > > > --- "James Turnbull" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > David Jones wrote: > > > > I have a *very recently updated* (like installed and > > > > completely apt-getted and updated and such like 10 > > > > days ago) Debian. It came with a JRE identifying > > > > itself as 1.4.1, build Blackdown-1.4.1-01. I've been > > > > informed by the author of a certain Java program > > > > that I like (at the moment, not the author, just the > > > > program!) to go the Sun JRE link on his web site and > > > > download that version - which, according to the > > > > target of the link on his web page, is version 1.4.1 > > > > ... anyway, how does one update a JRE on Linux? I've > > > > only done it on WIndows and OS/2 (both via an > > > > executable that you download and run). > > > > > > At the Sun Site > > > http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.4.1/download.html there is > > > > a .bin file available to download. > > > > > > Here are instructions for unpacking .bin files: > > > > > > http://mandrakeforum.com/article.php?sid=2329 > > > > ________________________________________________________ > > ________ The best thing to hit the internet in years - > > Juno SpeedBand! Surf the web up to FIVE TIMES FASTER! > > Only $14.95/ month - visit www.juno.com to sign up > > today! - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line > > "unsubscribe linux-newbie" in the body of a message to > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at > > http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read > > the FAQ at http://www.linux-learn.org/faqs > > -- > O o > _\_ o > \\/ o\ . > //\___= > '' > Mon, 21 Jul 2003 22:13:48 +0100 > 22:13:48 up 13:58, 2 users, load average: 2.70, 2.47, > 2.27 > I'm not proud. > - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-newbie" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.linux-learn.org/faqs
