Re: Java in Debian 5
On February 18, 2009 11:44:43 pm S D wrote:
> --- On Thu, 2/19/09, Bret Busby <bret@busby.net> wrote:
> > Does this now mean that we cannot instal and run Debian 5
> > without Java,
>
> No, it doesn't mean that. You can install and run Debian without Java.
>
> > or that Debian cannot fully run without Java,
> > in the same way that some versions of MS Windows cannot
> > fully run without Internet Explorer?
>
> Again, no. It means that Java SDK is now part of Debian distribution and
> people who want Java installed can install it, as you would install some
> arbitrary package.
>
> HTH
The problem is, if it come on a standard installation as SELinux and probably
others; because in this case it becomes an obligation by default.
BTW, SElinux could control all linux boxes as Windows do it, this is the
method to create dependency and control.
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