what java RPM?

[Colin J Thomson]

On Saturday 03 Sep 2005 22:19, Rakotomandimby Mihamina wrote:

> I need to install Java on my FC4. I dont want to install it outside of
> any yum or at least RPM packaging.
> I know the sun website provides some rpm.
> What about it? it's just for college/studies use, nothing really
> serious.
>
> What about Jikes, Blackdown,... what do you use?
>
> Most of the people arroud me use the sun java. I would like to have a
> pretty similar way of byte compiling (just javac), so that I can follow
> the teaching. Dont want something exotic... :-)

I think you should read this _Excellent_ article by Paul Howarth:

http://fedoranews.org/mediawiki/index.php/JPackage_Java_for_FC4

Very clear instructions and works very well indeed :-)

HTH

-Colin
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