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Message #14133
Re: java on ubuntu
It seems to work okay for me but causes problems with jasper reports due to
missing fonts. I couldn't be bothered to resolve it and followed 2 instead.
By far the easiest route i have found.
On Sep 25, 2011 8:06 AM, "Bob Jolliffe" <bobjolliffe@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Quick question. There seems to be at least 3 common ways I see java
> being deployed on ubuntu:
> 1. download jdk binaries from sun, expand to some custom folder (eg
> /home/bobj/java) and set path and JAVA_HOME accordingly
> 2. install 'official' oracle jdk java6 binaries with something like
> 'sudo apt-get install sun-java6-jdk' and switch between this and
> openjdk with update-java-alternatives
> 3. go with openjdk
>
> I think 1 is probably favoured by developers as it allows maximum
> flexibility, working with different versions etc. Its what I tend to
> do anyway :-)
>
> For server installs I think it makes much more sense to not fight
> against the package system, so 2 is probably most common. I'm curious
> about 2 and 3. Does anyone have any concrete (ie not 3rd hand
> hearsay) experience of running dhis on openjdk?.
>
> Cheers
> Bob
>
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