java problems

[bcs]

I've spent a lot of time installing/configuring jdk, eclipse, tomcat and firefox jre plugin, which I was pretty surprised at...everything else I've installed on Ubuntu has been considerably easier than I expected. To be fair, it was a pain in the butt to get java tools to work under windows and os x, too. Has anyone come across a good description of how java should be setup under linux? Basically, I have all my java tools working now, but I still don;t really understand why they are working...I have the jdk in one location, jre in another, plugin somewhere else and links all over the place. I just want to understand the overall configuration, so if I need to change anything or add anything, it won;t take me forever. Thanks!

[randomnumber]

http://ubuntuguide.org/wiki/Ubuntu_Edgy#How_to_install_Java_Development_Kit_.2 8JDK.29_v5.0


Also there are great other how to's on this page.

[Polygon]

you could check out automatix 2 which you have the choice to install java and the jdk from there

and also, java was recently open sourced, so in the future it should be much much easier to install it, and it might even just come preinstalled :D

[phossal]

I recommend: JDK6, eclipse and Tomcat (http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=332674)

The JDK, Tomcat and Eclipse aren't Ubuntu programs. People seem to lose sight of that. For what it's worth, I would never install the packages through Ubuntu again. I use the Java triumvirate on Unix and Windows boxes at work more than 30+ hours per week. When machines die, I can .tar my files and slide them from machine to machine with a flash drive if I have to. Installation is simple, easy, and up-to-date.

[bcs]

Thanks everyone! phossal, just out of curiousity; what Unix system do you use for the java environment?