Sorry, didn't mean to dismiss OpenJDK - in the past, every time I've tried it I've had performance issues or compatibility issues. Admittedly, I haven't tried it for a few years - I'd be very happy if it is now fast and reliable enough for everyday use!
- Korny On 17 June 2013 21:51, Alexandru Nedelcu <m...@alexn.org> wrote: > On Sun, Jun 16, 2013 at 4:40 AM, Korny Sietsma <ko...@sietsma.com> wrote: > >> How are all the Linux users handling Java installation? Using an official >> Oracle installer, or your package manager somehow, or something else? Or >> using (gasp) openJDK? > > > I'm on Ubuntu and I use OpenJDK 7 which is the default JDK. I don't know > why you "gasp" at OpenJDK, but it works great and I never had any problems > with it. Plus, I trust the OpenJDK package to get more security updates > than Oracle's official JDK. Seriously. > > I do have the official Oracle JDK 7 installed (for testing), plus early > builds of JDK 8 (for playing around with it). Ubuntu makes that easy due to > "update-java-alternatives", so having multiple versions installed is really > not an issue. > > If you're on Ubuntu and you want the official Oracle JDK (both 7 and > previews of 8), you only need to use this PPA: > https://launchpad.net/~webupd8team/+archive/java > > -- > Alexandru Nedelcu > https://bionicspirit.com > > -- > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "Clojure" group. > To post to this group, send email to clojure@googlegroups.com > Note that posts from new members are moderated - please be patient with > your first post. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > clojure+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/clojure?hl=en > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Clojure" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to clojure+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > > -- Kornelis Sietsma korny at my surname dot com http://korny.info .fnord { display: none !important; } -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Clojure" group. To post to this group, send email to clojure@googlegroups.com Note that posts from new members are moderated - please be patient with your first post. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to clojure+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/clojure?hl=en --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Clojure" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to clojure+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
