De : "Philip Laing" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Thank Jacques > > Yes I have just downloaded 7.10 and in the meantime have looked at java wiki > info ... it looked to be a much better solution and most importantly the > documentation is well planned and more ubundant ... on that note I would > have to say documentaiton is where a lot of open source projects fall down. > Once I get ofbiz up and running I will be more than happy to donate my time > to the documentation as long as the wiki is easy to access
To acces the wiki you just have to create a profil. Then you can begin to work in your own pages and submit your work to integration latter. For the pages you want to modify/add but have not yet access you can use comments and ask them for being included in the page. Jacques > I have to agree Ubuntu is the way to go especially if you are more used to > windows gui than linux command prompt terminal and do not wish to wayed > through copious amounts of fragmented documentation to execute a task > > Thanks for everyones input on this matter > > Phil > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Jacques Le Roux [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Thursday, 25 October 2007 5:28 PM > > To: user@ofbiz.apache.org > > Subject: Re: Java installation nightmare CentOS 5 - Ubuntu > > > > Personnaly I prefer to use Ubuntu 6.06 LTS. 6.06 indicates that this > > version was launched in june 2006. Last version is just out : > > 7.10, an intermediate version. LTS stands for Long Time Support, ie 5 > > years. . Intermediate version have plenty of new things but > > can't be viewed as stable as LTS (Debian's spirit : take your time) and > > are not supported at a business level (if you really need > > some help with an issue in production or such). > > > > De : "Philip Laing" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > > > > > > Hi Walter > > > Would you care to elaborate and I will move over to Ubuntu Server and > > make > > > an observation on Wiki > > > > > > What benefits do I receive? > > > > I'm primarily a Windows user and I can certify that Ubuntu is really easy > > to install and use. One one of the advantages is that > > there are plenty of forums to help. And actually Ubuntu is founded on > > Debian so you also benefit of all the knowledge of this > > community. For instance > > http://wiki.serios.net/wiki/Ubuntu_Java_JRE/JDK_installation_with_java- > > package or > > https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Java > > > > > Is the correct Sun JDK Java installed? > > > > No but it's not hard to install (see above) > > You can have many java version installed and use "sudo update-alternatives > > --config java" to choice the java version you want to use > > (to know the current : "java -version"). > > > > Note : with Ubuntu 7.04 you have the Sun jdk 1.6 pre-installed > > > > > What version of Postgres is installed? > > > > I believe on 6.06 it's still 7.4 by default (not sure). But anyway you can > > upgrade easily > > https://help.ubuntu.com/community/PostgreSQL?highlight=%28postgres%29 > > > > > Any problems I might need to look out for > > > > I can't see any for of course you will cross some... > > > > Jacques > > > > > > > > Thanks > > > > > > Phil > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > From: Walter Vaughan [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > Sent: Wednesday, 24 October 2007 10:24 PM > > > > To: user@ofbiz.apache.org > > > > Subject: Re: Java installation nightmare CentOS 5 > > > > > > > > Philip Laing wrote: > > > > > > > > > Can someone kindly steer me in the right direction. > > > > > > > > Here's where Ubuntu "just works better". > > > > With an Ubuntu server CD, 30-45 minutes and an internet connection and > > > > less than > > > > a dozen steps you can install OFBiz on a barebones box, with no magic > > > > incantations. > > > > > > > > I don't have the time, but perhaps even a better long term solution > > for a > > > > OFBiz > > > > demo would be to have a script that builds a bootable iso for a > > > > flash/thumb/jump > > > > drive. > > > > > > > > Might be a nice hobby to do over the Chrismas Holdays. > > > >
