Re: How to install java
2010/3/24 Robert Chamberlain <robertchamberlain@fastmail.co.uk>:
> Hi Johnny,
>
> to be honest, I wouldn't bother with the OpenJDK java on ppc linux. I found
> that it wasn't very good (but then maybe I did something wrong?!) I
> installed the IBM java and it worked very well. Google around and you'll
> find the instructions how to do it. If I have time later I'll let you know
> how I did it...
>
> A question for others on this list: Do you agree that the IBM java is the
> best one available for PPC linux at the moment? Ok, the OpenJDK one might
> work for some things, but when you want to use a more complex Java game,
> then it didn't seem to work very well for me. And there also seems to be
> some confusion within the Synaptic manager - for example, why on earth does
> it offer the Sun Java package for PPC computers, when it clearly doesn't
> work!!
I use java only to watch chess tournaments so open-jdk is enough for
me and is easier to install.
cheers,
--
"...agora, só nos sobrou o futuro...", visto em www.manuchao.net
Gunther Furtado
Curitiba - Paraná - Brasil
gunfurtado@gmail.com
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