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Subject: Re: Java Virtual Machine in RH5.2 and in RH6.0 From: Ramon Gandia <rfg@nook.net> Date: Wed, 30 Jun 1999 08:29:47 -0800 Rick Forrester wrote: > > tony.devalliere@esigelec.fr said: > > I'm using the RH6.0 but I would like to know what is the version of > > the java virtual machine in the RH .6.0 and in the RH5.2 ? > > Don't recall. My best success has been by going to Blackdown Org and > getting v1.1.7v3. Try <http://www.blackdown.org>. There are RPMs > available that work quite nicely. I wish to point out that there are two Java's out there, and both include the Java Virtual Machine. The full Java -JDK or Java Development Kit- is a full blown Java suite, with compilers etc. You only need this if you are developing applications to run under Java. It includes the JVM. The run-time only, JRE, has only the stuff needed to RUN Java applications. I believe the latest version is 1.1.17-v3b. I have downloaded some programs here that run under Java, and all the suggestions were that I needed the JDK....but I gave the JRE a shot, and bingo, they work just fine at a tremendous savings in disk space and installation headaches. For instance, before you can install and use the JDK, you need to install about 20 other packages. The JRE, on the other hand, is standalone. This could save you hours of work, besides which you do not need to know a thing about Java to get going. This was my case: I just wanted to run "MoneyDance", a Quicken-like product for Linux that runs under the Java Virtual Machine. All the links and info pointed at JDK, but I used JRE and it worked. MoneyDance does not state it needs JDK, only the JVM. Its just that the links all point to JDK. Good thing I tried JRE. ===