On Sat, Dec 24, 2005 at 05:21:51PM +0000, michael wrote:
mm... not sure which Java SDK is required for this... the Debian/Java
FAQ just confuses me!
Yeah, Java yuck. I agree. There are two programs that are so good it
was
worth it to me to install Java: jabref and jbidwatcher. They are both
the
best in their area. Jbidwatcher is a Ebay auction manager, and it is
fantastic.
I use the nonfree Blackdown packages from stable:
apt-get install j2re1.4
sorry if being a bit dense here but how do I get "blackdown" packages? A
search on Debian packages reveals nothing connected...
thanks,michael
Michael,
The blackdown packages are a little old. You can use java-package to
install the Sun or IBM jre.
Package: java-package
Priority: optional
Section: contrib/misc
Installed-Size: 264
Maintainer: Debian Java Maintainers
<pkg-java-maintainers@lists.alioth.debian.org>
Architecture: all
Version: 0.24
Depends: debhelper, fakeroot, coreutils | stat
Filename: pool/contrib/j/java-package/java-package_0.24_all.deb
Size: 19634
MD5sum: 91a560dfb41556008d0ffa6b0b61f2f1
Description: utility for building Java(TM) 2 related Debian packages
This package provides the capability to create a debian package from
a Java(TM) 2 distribution by just running make-jpkg <filename>.
.
This program currently works with the following Java(TM) 2 Runtime
Environments and Development Kits:
.
* Sun Microsystems(TM) 1.4 and 1.5 Standard Edition
* IBM(TM) 1.3 and 1.4 Standard Edition
* Blackdown Java-Linux 1.3 and 1.4 Standard Edition