Java Develeopment in Debian Etch?

[onemind]

Hello,

I have downloaded the JDK to my debian etch and am looking for a good ide for java dev.

I consedered downloading Eclipse so i selected it in synaptic package manager but it wants to remove azureus and a few other libraries before it downloads.

Anyone know a good one? Or how to get eclipse to work without deleting azureus?

Cheers

[coopstah13]

I like eclipse a lot.

You can always just download it from the eclipse website, sometimes the package manager wants to do strange things to you. Both eclipse and azureus are apps that I chose not to install through apt, because they require you to install gnu java, and while there's nothing inherently wrong with that, azureus doesn't seem to run properly using it, among other problems I've had.

So I say just download the tar file of it from eclipse site, and extract it to some folder, then just add the directory to your path so you can type eclipse from terminal

[Thrillhouse]

Anyone know a good one? Or how to get eclipse to work without deleting azureus?

I don't use Debian but I would guess that it's not actually trying to delete Azureus, just replacing its Java libraries with its own. Even if it does delete it, can't you just re-install it once you get Eclipse running?

I also used Eclipse religiously for a while but have since moved to Netbeans. It has a ton of nice modules that can be added and better UML support, in my opinion. There's really not that much of a difference between the two, more of a personal preference, but it's something you can look at.

I've also used JGrasp and BlueJ but neither are as functional as Netbeans or Eclipse. If you're looking for a non-free option, I've heard good things about IntelliJ but have never tried it.

[onemind]

Thanks guys.

I still dont get how linux works :P

Just say i downloaded the java 6 jdk & netbeans bundle from the java download site, would it be possible to install these on debian?

I mean, they are not .deb files. It is a .sh file.

If i downloaded that, would it install?

Or is it better to stick with the java sdk in the repository?

[jledhead]

if its an sh file then do this

chmod +x

and then

./name_of_your_file.sh

and follow the prompts. the first bit makes it executable, and the second executes it

[Thrillhouse]

If i downloaded that, would it install?

Or is it better to stick with the java sdk in the repository?

Yes, there's no problem with using that file. In fact, it might be better then using what's in the repositories because you know you're getting the real JDK and not an OSS alternative.

Sun develops Netbeans so you can rest assured that the JDK that comes bundled is the real deal.