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  • Jhuola Hoptire

    New to Linux

    Just installed J2RE 1.4.2 on a Linux server. I am very
    knew to the POSIX world.

    I couldn't dig-up much in the docs or via google about
    the following:

    1 - Is there a standard way to make sure users (all, or
    some) can "reach" java? eg one could presumably create
    a java.sh or aliases ... Where is the standard Linux
    directory to put such a script (and why)?
    In Win32 this is not an issue as a copy of java.exe is put
    in a system folder and that folder is in everybody's path
    (via the global system path) - not an elegant solution,
    but it works.


    2 - When developing, where should the project resources,
    (ie java source code, design docs etc...) go on Linux
    machines? This is not really a java specific question
    (ie NOT about how to arrange source code in package
    structure etc... which IMHO is the right way to do it),
    but more about how to use the Linux file systems,
    directory structure and file organisation for single
    user and/or shared development projects.

    3 - Does anyone have links for any resources aimed at
    experienced java folk who are new to developing/running
    java on Linux and Unix (coming from Win32 or other)?

    4 - What's the best way to download the latest Linux
    java distros from Sun if there is no GUI running (and
    no browser) on your plain Linux server? Sun has stopped
    offering ftp downloads.

    BTW, does anybody have any experience of, or know how
    the 1.4.2 VM performs on identical Win32 vs Linux PCs?

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