Re: [ jEdit-users ] Installing jEdit on Ubuntu

[Jim B. <jf_...@co...>]

On 12/14/2012 10:13 AM, Alan Ezust wrote:
> There is nothing wrong with using openJDK 1.6 with jEdit.
> Our compatibility problems with OpenJDK were related to the 1.5 release and
> seem to be fixed now.

OK, I didn't know the problem was release specific.

Regards,  Jim

>
> On Fri, Dec 14, 2012 at 8:05 AM, Jim Byrnes <jf_...@co...> wrote:
>
>> I just did a fresh install of Ubuntu 12.04.  I really didn't think about
>> the fact that there was no jave installed before I went here
>> http://www.jedit.org/index.php?page=download to install jEdit.
>>
>> I was surprised to see that as part of the installation process openjdk
>> was installed.  If I remember correctly jEdit is not supported on openjdk.
>>
>> I don't know how Ubuntu's package system works so maybe nothing can be
>> done about automatically installing openjdk. However, couldn't there be
>> a warning on the website or a popup during installation saying it would
>> be best if Oracles java was installed first?
>>
>> I know if I had been paying attention I would have seen openjdk in the
>> list of packages to install before answering yes, but I wonder how many
>> times this happens to others.
>>
>> Regards,  Jim
>>
>>
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