sorry I mistyped 1.2.4 for 1.4.2 !
issue with RedHat
Enterprise and J2sdk 1.2.4,
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Esp jdk 1.3 was a PITA under linux. afaik sun finally fixed their bugs,
so it should run a lot better..
Mvgr,
Martin
On Fri, 2005-01-07 at 10:13, Danny Angus wrote:
One thing you *may* care about is using certified Java VM.
You should also be aware that there are issues with combinations of
One thing you *may* care about is using certified Java VM.
You should also be aware that there are issues with combinations of JVM and
Linux, at work we're still trying to resolve an issue with RedHat
Enterprise and J2sdk 1.2.4, and there were significant issues with certain
earlier redhat and
I'm considering moving to a Linux environment for my Java development.
Which distros would be a good choice and which should one stay away from?
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Tbh, probably not a lot of difference, especially compared to the
differences between the distros themselves.
Avoid going to the *BSD's.
I'd recommend not using the Java bits that come with the distro, but
installing it all yourself.
Otherwise, choose the distro for the other reasons. As a
Mandrake is the most User centric desktop distro that i know of. It is
base on the red hat core and it has a control panel application to
manage the configuration of the different componant. Since i was
fortunate enough to get a lot of help when i first switched from windows
to Linux i am
i'd say now that provided you go for an up-to-date distribution, you
shouldn't notice much difference between most distro's when it comes to
java (so you probably want to choose on some other basis).
the biggest choice is how you install your java: the traditional way
(stuff everything
One thing you *may* care about is using certified Java VM. Sun
requires that a VM be certified on an exact distribution, so if you use
a VM certified for Red Hat on say Mandrake, you are using a
non-certified installation. I know this sound incredibly lame, but it
is very important for
Opt for one with support for NPTL - RH 9 was the first mainstream distro
to have it available, but I think most of then supports it now:
http://developer.java.sun.com/developer/technicalArticles/JavaTechandLinux/RedHat/
Another aspect that I think it's very important is good fonts - that's
the
