Java installation question

[Jim Higson]

On Sunday 19 Dec 2004 20:34, Jim Higson wrote:
> On Sunday 19 Dec 2004 18:53, Jeff Kinz wrote:
> > On Sun, Dec 19, 2004 at 07:51:16PM +0100, Alexander Dalloz wrote:
> > > The way to go with Java from FC3 on is to use http://www.jpackage.org.
> >
> > Hi Alexander,
> >
> > Just out of curiosity, what is that Java package the best way to go
> > for FC3. rather than say Sun's ?
>
> I find they fit in with Linux a lot better, especially if you might ever
> want to have more than one JDK installed, such as for testing purposes.
>
> With the jpackage rpms you can also install all the good programs they
> offer with just a call to apt - very nice.

Btw, I tend to keep canned Java 1.5 jpackage rpms online here for personal use 
(in case I'm at a friend's and they ask me to help put Java on their Linux 
computer)

http://users.aber.ac.uk/jqh1/java_rpms/

-- 
Jim