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#1 2009-04-03 20:26:45

rito25
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what java to install?

WHat java environment works?
I've tried 2 and the haven't work, jre and gcc-gcj.
IS there anyone that works?

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#2 2009-04-03 20:28:48

skottish
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Re: what java to install?

rito25 wrote:

WHat java environment works?
I've tried 2 and the haven't work, jre and gcc-gcj.
IS there anyone that works?

They all work, so let's start at the beginning. What did you do to install them? What happened afterwards?

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#3 2009-04-03 20:30:44

rito25
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Re: what java to install?

I used pacman. Both of those would let vuze installl and they dont work they also dont work with tux guitar.

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#4 2009-04-03 20:32:07

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Re: what java to install?

rito25 wrote:

I used pacman. Both of those would let vuze installl and they dont work they also dont work with tux guitar.

It's always helpful when you post problems if you tell people what you're seeing.

The problem with vuze is that pacman complained about a conflict with openjdk6 when you tried to install a different java, right?

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#5 2009-04-03 20:34:59

rito25
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Re: what java to install?

No, install openjdk6 made vuse install, tuxguitar also seem to work except for the fact it cant find a sound bank.

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#6 2009-04-03 20:37:21

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Re: what java to install?

rito25 wrote:

No, install openjdk6 made vuse install, tuxguitar also seem to work except for the fact it cant find a sound bank.

What exactly is your problem here? Is Java not working or are these apps not working?

--EDIT--

I know the answer to that question, but we need information if anyone is going to be able to help you. If tuxguitar isn't working, start a thread about that.

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#7 2009-04-03 20:49:12

rito25
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Re: what java to install?

.Java works, but tuxguitar doesn't,

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#8 2009-04-13 02:52:26

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Re: what java to install?

I'm bumping this because I'm in the same boat, have done a bit of research, and have a better idea of what I want.

I dual-boot Arch i686 and Arch x86_64 (in the days when it was Arch and WindBloze, I always called it "duel-boot."  smile  ). Hardware: Asus A8V-MX (to be avoided at ALL cost), Athlon64 XP3500+, 512MB DDR-333, 5M/800K DSL, and a true museum-piece video card: a *4x* AGP GeForce2 MX 400. Wee. Yeah, I know, but I'm not willing to spend ONE MORE DIME on obsolete technology (S939, AGP, DDR, plain old PCI, except for ONE, *x1* PCI-Express slot - so they could put "PCI-Express capable" on the box and <s>fool</s> SCREW someone in a hurry who didn't do due diligence). With this hardware, efficiency is definitely an issue...

I'd prefer (a) something that's officially supported (i.e, NOT AUR), and (b) to be able to run the same package in both environments.

For reasons I'll spare y'all, I can't get to my 64-bit install this moment, and can't remember or find out which variant handled x86_64 cleanly (and something NOT based on lib32-xxx). I will be able to access that info in a couple of days.

It appears jre-* is GONE from the official repos. I saw 3 candidate packages in the official repos. In the order I'D try them: openjdk6; spidermonkey; gcc-gcj. I've heard good things about apache-ant, but apparently there's no i686 version.  sad

I handed "java" to the AUR search engine. It returned about *6,000 packages* (wonder why I'd like to avoid AUR for "mission-critical" packages?).

TIA...g

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#9 2009-04-13 02:58:37

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Re: what java to install?

The packages in community (jre and jdk, the official Sun releases) are AUR packages, but they are maintained by gcarrier, a developer. If you need maximum compatibility, I recommend using these.

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#10 2009-04-13 03:17:44

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Re: what java to install?

Thanks, skottish. This "Community/Unsupported" *COMBO* is, you have to admit, not the most elegant arrangement...20+ years in the mainframe world taught me WELL that the "elegant" solution (and I admit I have no clue what that would be) is often also the *best* solution.

I now see the error in my ways...had I selected the "community" filter in AUR, I've have gotten *36* results returned instead of 6K, LOL.

O/T, but I notice there was no box to select i686/x86_64? Didn't there used to be? I wonder if it's checking my O/S and only returning results for that variant. Which makes AUR searches more than a bit dicey for someone who runs both and prefers commonality when possible. Am I gonna have to find a WindBloze box so I can view packages at AUR for both platforms, like you can at the main Arch site?

Enquiring minds...

Thanks again, skottish, both for the helpful advice, and the speed with which you delivered it. I owe you one...

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#11 2009-04-13 03:22:27

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Re: what java to install?

The AUR does not know bout architecture differences so the only way you can check if a package runs on your arch is to look at the PKGBUILD

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#12 2009-04-13 03:37:02

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Re: what java to install?

grndrush wrote:

I've heard good things about apache-ant, but apparently there's no i686 version.  sad

Sure there is.  It's in extra for both arches tongue
http://www.archlinux.org/packages/?q=apache-ant

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