Re: Comfortable with Debian,but 4 points...
On Sun, Nov 06, 2005 at 05:27:27PM -0800, Alex Malinovich wrote:
> On Sun, 2005-11-06 at 16:48 -0800, nuno romano wrote:
> --snip--
> > -Java: I don´t know which Java Runtime Environment,SDK
> > is the most effective,the blackdown.org or the
> > Gnu classpath,gcj,or other.For example,I want to
> > compile and run JGR a frontend for R(the statistics
> > software),which needs Java2-1.5,and I think none of
> > the above JRE,SDKs provides Java2-1.5.
> > Blackdown´s provide for the PPC Java2-1.3.1.
> > Do you know why Debian does not ship Blackdown´s
> > Java?
>
> I don't believe it's actually possible to even run any version of Sun's
> JRE on a PPC Linux machine. Sun and Blackdown only offer versions for
> i386 and amd64. I know that Apple packages the JRE with OS X, but that's
> still at 1.4.2 AFAIK. So, unfortunately, it looks like you're going to
> be out of luck on that front.
>
> > -Macromedia´s Shockwave Flash Player: The possible
> > solutions,none seems effective for the PPC.I can´t
> > see Flash content in Mozilla.Do you know of a
> > method,program to do that effectively?Advice
> > appreciated.
>
> I don't think it's possible to run Macromedia's player on a PPC Linux
> machine, unfortunately. There are a few free flash players available in
> Debian, but they aren't really usable for most modern sites. (I'm in the
> same boat as I have an AMD64 system and refuse to run a 32-bit browser.)
Sorry I can't offer anything concrete and immediate. I just wonder if the
ppc mailing list might be able to get a little closer to where you (OP) want
to be. Just in case you're not aware of that list:
http://lists.debian.org/debian-powerpc/
gc
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