Beginning Java Development

[de1337ed]

Just wondering, what do I need to install to begin java development on Ubuntu 10.10. I want to pick up java, and I want to make sure I have the right tools. I would prefer that you guys just tell me the terminal commands for the software if at all possible. Thank you.

[Ozymandias_117]

I would suggest trying netbeans. It's a full IDE made mainly for Java programming.
sudo apt-get install netbeans

[megabytemonster]

Have you installed Java? If not, I advise installing the Oracle Java (sun-java6-jdk) from the repos rather than the OpenJDK.

I also recommend Netbeans, I use it at work.

The official Java tutorial is a good resource to learn from: http://download.oracle.com/javase/tutorial/reallybigindex.html

[de1337ed]

Thanks, I'll look into it. :popcorn:

[nmaster]

some people also like to use eclipse, although i've never used it extensively.