I have just started learning java. I downloaded eclipse for linux and had an error for which I then followed scott's advice and typed :
ln -s /usr/lib/jni/libswt-* ~/.swt/lib/linux/x86_64/
Which seemed to help. I want to know that which java should I use?
click on link to see my options
Also, once I have the .class file, how can I run it?
rekire
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It is better to use HotSpot impl for java(It seems you have open-jdk), so install it following to this url: http://ubuntu-for-humans.blogspot.com/2011/04/installing-java-on-ubuntu-server-1010.html. And use jdk, not jre. Once you run eclipse, eclipse does for you everything: compiles, runs, deployes, IDE, ...
answered Sep 28, 2012 at 4:20
Elbek
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Mendy
Hi, When I type java -version I get this java version "1.7.0_07" Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 1.7.0_07-b10) Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM (build 23.3-b01, mixed mode) is that what I'm looking for? also, how can I open up .class files?
Elbek
It seems it is jre, not JDK, jre for running java apps, jdk is for developing them. You need jdk.
You can get the java version for the linux here
Setting up of eclipse shouldn't be a problem but make sure that java is installed first.
answered Sep 28, 2012 at 4:21
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Mendy
Yeah, I have java selected. Which once Should I use? OpenJDK? Oracle java?
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oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/downloads/… download jdk
lang-java