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Re: [ljc] When to adopt Java 8

From: Member ID: #.
Sent on: Wednesday, August 19, 2015, 8:05 PM
Hi,

You should download & use the Azul Zulu OpenJDK images: http://www.azulsystems.com/products/zulu/downloads

I'm going to +1 the use of Zulu in the context of installing on production systems. Its worth noting that they also have apt repositories and you can get a support contract.

Having said that I always seem to end up with multiple JDK installs in a directory on any development machine so that I can flip between different JDK versions. I then have a function in my ~/.bashrc that allows me to make the switch. So I would just type "go7" to switch to Java 7 or "go8" to switch back to 8. This also makes it easier to test out code on pre-release JDK versions as well.

Unfortunately, the Ubuntu project just imports packages directly from Debian, and the Debian maintainers have an extremely unhelpful and unprofessional attitude towards OpenJDK.

The Debian & Ubuntu images are not to be relied upon, and should not be used. If you encounter problems with them, it will be almost impossible to diagnose bugs in the images, and you will find it extremely difficult to get support and help for your problems

I think you're probably being a bit harsh on the distro guys here Ben. My main issue with using distro-specific packaging is that it can often be behind the latest released version and won't have had a TCK run against the build in debian/ubuntu's case. I've filed and followed bugs against distro packaging and had good experiences in the past. That's not to say that everyone will have a positive experience or that they're anything but human but in general DDs should be commended for putting a lot of effort in to do a useful but thankless task.

regards,

  Richard Warburton

London, United Kingdom

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