Java Runtime Environment

[Graham Todd]

On Mon, 18 May 2009 16:05:05 -0700
Marco Segreto <msegreto at sfsu.edu> wrote:

> I've read various places that theres no Java for Linux PowerPC and 
> theres a couple of open projects such as IcedTea or OpenJava or IBM's 
> Java 2.something. What's my best option to install the plugin and 
> install the Java Runtime Environment? Are there any IDE's that would
> be available as well if I wanted to start programming in Java?
[snipped]

There's a page that's for Yellow Dog Linux which gives you instructions
on how to get java running with mozilla on the ppc architecture:

http://www.yellowdog-board.com/viewtopic.php?t=2935

Although it speaks about .rpm, just use alien to create your own .deb
from the .rpm binary, and install.  I haven't tried it but it usually
works.

Once that is working, look at
http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/java/jdk/linux/download.html

where you can pick up some extras for use with Java.

Good luck but please, report back your experiences.

-- 

Graham Todd