Ubuntu 8, Fedora 9 package OpenJDK

[CadCrazy]

Sun says the open source version of its Java development kit has been picked up by two popular Linux distros. Canonical's Ubuntu 8.04 LTS distribution and Red Hat's forthcoming Fedora 9 both include OpenJDK, with the latter also to offer NetBeans 6.0, Sun's open source IDE (integrated development environment).

Additionally, Canonical has certified Ubuntu 8.04 LTS Server Edition on several of Sun's x86-based hardware systems, the companies announced.

Sun says the news means that developers using the popular distributions can count on having free tools to build out the next generation of web-based applications with. It also hopes to see Java-based technology integrated into the "core of GNU/Linux distributions," it said, though resistance could be put up toward further increasing the already substantial body of programming language support needed for a basic Linux system (C/C++, bash, perl, python, and so on).

Jeet Kaul, VP of client software at Sun, stated, "With an OpenJDK-based implementation included in both Fedora and Ubuntu, developers can now rely on a stable, open source Java as an integral part of these GNU/Linux distributions."

Sun first GPL'd Java in November of 2006. Matthias Kose, a Ubuntu engineer, maintains the newest version 6 releases of Sun's JDK and JRE (Java runtime edition) for the upstream Debian distribution that Ubuntu is based on. However, the packages are relegated to the "non-free/libs" branch, and potential users are warned that they'll have to accept a Sun EULA (end-user license agreement) prior to installation. Since the GPL generally frowns upon additional license limitations, the Debian package documentation may be out of date on this point, however (Debian? Out of date? Say it isn't so!).

Mark Murphy, Canonical's global alliances manager, expects OpenJDK to appeal primarily to corporate developers. He stated, "We look forward to Java technology helping to expand the growing ecosystem of Ubuntu-based applications that serve businesses of all sizes."

Meanwhile, over at Red Hat, CTO of Middleware Sacha Labourey boasts proudly of his company's early involvement with Sun on the OpenJDK project. "Thanks to Red Hat's expertise on the Classpath and GCJ projects, Red Hat has been contributing significant engineering effort to the OpenJDK and IcedTea projects. Red Hat was one of the first Linux providers to join the OpenJDK community, sign the OpenJDK Community TCK License, and bring a stable, free software implementation based on OpenJDK."

Fedora 9 is scheduled for release on May 13. A preliminary copy of the release notes may be available here.

More details, including pre-built, packaged binaries for Ubuntu 8.04, are currently advertised here, on Sun's OpenJDK page.

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[Pathik]

Great! My two most favorite distros with my soon-to-be favorite language.

[Faun]

[CadCrazy]

^^ WTF this is. Second time
Jo log Dusron pe haste hai woh khud ek din mazaak ban kar reh jate hain

[Faun]

get ur cursor over the smiley, am not laughing

[gary4gar]

This is Installed by default in 64bit Ubuntu 8.04.
I am having troubles running azureus with OpenJDK

do 32bit users Still use JRE?

[JGuru]

@Gary, JRE stands for "Java Runtime Environment". Programs written in
Java language need JRE to start the JVM (Java Virtual Machine) & the JVM inturn
loads the necessary classes for the Java program to run.

Coming to your problem. You must install Sun's Java 6 JRE instead of
OpenJDK or GCJ. You can install it from Ubuntu's repository using "Synaptic"
PM

[CadCrazy]

Originally Posted by gary4gar

This is Installed by default in 64bit Ubuntu 8.04.
I am having troubles running azureus with OpenJDK

do 32bit users Still use JRE?

I m not having any problem but when i run Azureous memory usage(for java) is very high around 170 MB (open jdk version).

[gary4gar]

^^^
Use Deluge or Utorrent on wine

[praka123]

well,deluge is very good torrent client,I downloaded opensolaris cd(~680MB) using deluge @ 205-207KB/s.cool enough.

But Azureus is my favourite.it is true that mem usage is high.but the interface is good(old one).

this "vuze" thing makes it complex.I always set it(azureus 3.x) back into Azureus 2.x style

[CadCrazy]

Azureus is my fav client. I'll give deluge a try. I was not able make utorrent work. BTW anyone tried transmission. Its crap as most of the time it is not able to resume the downloads for me

[gary4gar]

Originally Posted by CadCrazy

Azureus is my fav client. I'll give deluge a try. I was not able make utorrent work. BTW anyone tried transmission. Its crap as most of the time it is not able to resume the downloads for me

utorrent works out of the box.

gary@localhost:~$ wine utorrent.exe

[praka123]

^deluge is the nearest utorrent like app in Linux .
I am in bridge mode and with port opened via iptables,it is easy,getting very good speeds.

[gary4gar]

Originally Posted by praka123

^deluge is the nearest utorrent like app in Linux .
I am in bridge mode and with port opened via iptables,it is easy,getting very good speeds.

Yeah, speeds in Bridge mode are higher than PPPoE.
but I can't use Bridge mode. i have a complex networking setup here.
with 5 nodes in wireless cum ethernet Hybrid LAN.

Desktop, printers, mobiles, laptops.

now planning to add a wifi webcam soon, for electronic surveillance