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app:java-runtime-environment:start [2010/07/23 02:20]
andreas.haerter
app:java-runtime-environment:start [2011/05/12 17:51] (current)
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 The Java Runtime Environment (JRE) is needed to run Java applications. The Java Runtime Environment (JRE) is needed to run Java applications.
  
-The JRE does not contain development tools. You need the [[..:​java-development-kit:​start|Java Development Kit (JDK)]] or a comparable solution to develop Java applications.+<WRAP info round center 60%>The JRE does not contain development tools. You need the [[..:​java-development-kit:​start|Java Development Kit (JDK)]] or a comparable solution to develop Java applications.</​WRAP>​
  
  
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 ===== Installation ===== ===== Installation =====
-<WRAP info round center 60%>If you want to develop Java Applications,​ have a look at the [[..:​java-development-kit:​start|Java Development Kit (JDK)]].</​WRAP>​ 
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 ==== Ubuntu ==== ==== Ubuntu ====
 === 10.04 Lucid and above === === 10.04 Lucid and above ===
-You can choose between two((OpenJDK and GNU Java. I do not cover GNU Java on this page cause OpenJDK'​s JRE simply works better ​ in my experience.)) Open Source JREs and the "​original"​ JRE by Oracle (former Sun Microsystems).+You can choose between two((OpenJDK and GNU Java. I do not cover GNU Java on this page because ​OpenJDK'​s JRE simply works better ​ in my experience.)) Open Source JREs and the "​original"​ JRE by Oracle (former Sun Microsystems).
  
-<​WRAP ​important ​round center 60%>If you don't know which JRE to choose, take the one by Oracle/Sun to be on the safe side -- some rare applications simply do not work without the proprietary one. Additionally,​ some users may have to run applications which are certified for the Oracle JRE only, loosing support if they use another JRE.</​WRAP>​+<​WRAP ​tip round center 60%>**If you don't know which JRE to choose, take the one by Oracle/Sun** to be on the safe side -- some rare applications simply do not work without the proprietary one. Additionally,​ some users may have to run applications which are certified for the Oracle JRE only, loosing support if they use another JRE.</​WRAP>​
  
 == Oracle Java (former Sun Java) == == Oracle Java (former Sun Java) ==
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 ==== Windows ==== ==== Windows ====
 === XP and above === === XP and above ===
-The only //really// usable JRE on Windows systems is the proprietary JRE by Oracle (sometimes called "Java SE Runtime Environment"​). Simply [[http://​www.java.com/​de/​download/​manual.jsp|download the Windows installer]] and run it with administrator privileges.+The only //really// usable JRE on Windows systems is the proprietary JRE by Oracle (sometimes called "Java SE Runtime Environment"​). Simply [[http://​www.java.com/​de/​download/​manual.jsp|download the Windows installer]] and execute ​it with administrator privileges.
  
-<WRAP important round center 60%>​**Watch out for the Yahoo!-Browser-Toolbar** or other software you may not want. The Java installer tries to install such 3rd party components by default. This is also important for Java Updates. (data as per 2010-07-06)</​WRAP>​+<WRAP important round center 60%>​**Watch out for the Yahoo! ​and/or Google ​Browser Toolbar** or other software you may not want. The Java installer tries to install such 3rd party components by default. This is also important for Java Updates. (data as per 2010-07-06)</​WRAP>​
  
  
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   * [[http://​www.java.com/​|Official Java project page]]   * [[http://​www.java.com/​|Official Java project page]]
   * [[http://​www.java.com/​en/​download/​help/​testvm.xml|Java testing page]] from Oracle.   * [[http://​www.java.com/​en/​download/​help/​testvm.xml|Java testing page]] from Oracle.
-  * [[uuwiki>​Java]] ​(German)+  * [[uuwiki>​Java]] ​:lang_de:
   * [[wp>​Java_(programming_language)|Java (programming language)]]   * [[wp>​Java_(programming_language)|Java (programming language)]]
   * [[wp>​Software_Development_Kit|Software Development Kit]]   * [[wp>​Software_Development_Kit|Software Development Kit]]
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