On 29.11.2016 10:34, Wolfgang Engelmann wrote:
Slightly off topic:
I am using Jabref for my lyx work (debian). The version I use (2.10)
does not support the medline any more.
I apparently need Java 8 for it -JRE or JDK are offered, which should
go in /opt. Which one is recommendable? None is given in synaptic.
And how do I unpack the JRE or JDK into /opt? Do I extract it first on
my home/download and copy the folder as root into it?
How do I install jabref-3.7? Unpacking it gives me a lot of
folders/files, but I can't find a help.
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A long discussion is in the following, but it is beyond me:
https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=814901
Wolfgang
To answer my first question:
http://stackoverflow.com/questions/1906445/what-is-the-difference-between-jdk-and-jre
*JRE*: Java Runtime Environment. It is basically the Java Virtual
Machine where your Java programs run on. It also includes browser
plugins for Applet execution.
*JDK*: It's the full featured Software Development Kit for Java,
including *JRE*, and the compilers and tools (like JavaDoc, and Java
Debugger) to create and compile programs.
Usually, when you only care about running Java programs on your browser
or computer you will only install *JRE*. It's all you need. On the other
hand, if you are planning to do some Java programming, you will also
need *JDK*.
