Ubuntu 9.04 and the latest official Java JRE/JDK

[arijit sarkar]

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> Date: Fri, 10 Jul 2009 21:48:41 +0300
> From: Ioannis Vranos <ivranos at freemail.gr>
> Subject: Re: Ubuntu 9.04 and the latest official Java JRE/JDK
> To: "Ubuntu user technical support,	not for general discussions"
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> arijit sarkar wrote:
> > I don't know it's my good luck or not, OpenJDK is performing well in
> > both of my setups - Fedora and Ubuntu.
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> > I am even using it in for my java development environment based on
> > Eclipse + geronimo.
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> Is the following applet displayed well in your firefox with openjdk/icedtea-plugin?
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> It is a broadband speed test.
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> http://athdslt01.forthnet.gr/
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> Ioannis A. Vranos
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> C95 / C++03 Developer
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> http://www.cpp-software.net
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I can't say what type of look and feel to expect from this applet but I can use that applet and run a successful broadband test in my openjdk setup.

I have not come across any java-based websites that didn't work with openjdk JRE but may be I don't use some of the sites that are incompatible with non-SUN JRE

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Arijit Sarkar
India