[Carlwill]

I am getting ready to stand up a Linux/Debian (Etch) box for a basic Limewie client to share some of my drum videos (of me). I know there is a ton of FAQ's all over here about how to install Java and Limewire but can someone please explain if it's recommended to use Sun Java over Blackdown Java?

With Debian, there is a source that I can just APT-GET from and it installs Blackdown java.

nucleus:/home/cwilliams# apt-get install j2re1.4

And here is what I get...

nucleus:/home/cwilliams# java -version
java version "1.4.2-03"
Java(TM) 2 Runtime Environment, Standard Edition (build Blackdown-1.4.2-03)
Java HotSpot(TM) Client VM (build Blackdown-1.4.2-03, mixed mode)

Can someone please tell me if this is good or if I will eventually have problems and recommend I stick with Sun Java?

Thanks for any info!

[Sam]

You should use Sun's java. Blackdown has various problems (atleast some older versions of it did, I don't know if it's been fixed). Also, the minimum version LimeWire will want starting with the next release is Java 1.5, so I recommend getting Java 1.5 instead of 1.4.

[Carlwill]

Sam,

Thanks for your input. Right now the latest version as of last night was working fine on 1.4 but I guess I should try and figure out how to install Sun's JRE 1.5 for Linux. It is very complex so that is why I just used Blackdown's version

Anyways - Thanks for the heads up on future releases needing 1.5!

[Sam]

No problem.

If/when you do figure it out, feel free to post it here and/or create a page on the Wiki so other folks can follow your footsteps.