newby, which java 4 linux to use?

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Joseph - 21 Dec 2003 11:22 GMT

Hi

I've recently installed linux (mandrake) on my computer and noticed that
the java package which comes with it isn't the one that sun offer. its
kaffe.
I plan on removing this package and installing sun's. I just wanted to
know, will the latest
J2EE version (1.4) run on my linux mandrake system. the sun site says that
its for red hat linux, so I'm thinking I can't install it on my pc as I've
got mandrake.
Then again, if it is supported by red hat, maybe this implies mandrake as
well.

THanks.

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Chris Shepherd - 21 Dec 2003 14:16 GMT

> I plan on removing this package and installing sun's. I just wanted to
> know, will the latest
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> Then again, if it is supported by red hat, maybe this implies mandrake as
> well.

The latest J2SE will work fine equally on any linux distribution, as it is a
reference library, it has no dependencies. I believe they simply list Red Hat
Linux as a system as it is the most popular flavour of linux. It will work on
any version of Linux as far as I'm aware.

I'm using it on Slackware 9.0 using a 2.6 kernel, and no issues.

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Harald Hein - 21 Dec 2003 17:43 GMT

> I've recently installed linux (mandrake) on my computer

What does this all have to do with Java GUI programming?

> and
> noticed that the java package which comes with it isn't the one
> that sun offer. its kaffe.

Replace it. And in the future select an newsgroup where your questions
are on-topic.

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