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Subject: Re: Working with JavaFX
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2015-12-06 23:52 GMT+01:00 Emmanuel Bourg <ebourg@apache.org>:

> > But my Java version is 7. Is something =E2=80=8Bgoing wrong here?
>
> The default runtime is still Java 7. You can switch to Java 8 by using
> update-java-alternatives. For example:
>
>     sudo update-java-alternatives --set java-1.8.0-openjdk-amd64
>

=E2=80=8BWorks like a charm.=E2=80=8B




> > =E2=80=8BBut for Java 8 I need to install unstable packages I understoo=
d. Or am
> > I mistaken?=E2=80=8B
>
> openjdk-8 as found in unstable has been rebuilt for Jessie and is
> available from the jessie-backports repository. This backport is
> perfectly suitable for a stable environment.
>

=E2=80=8BThat worked also.=E2=80=8B



> > =E2=80=8BThat explains it: the Debian distribution of Java is different=
 as the
> > Oracle one.
>
> Indeed, Oracle bundles several things that you'll find in separate
> packages in Debian (openjdk-<n>-jdk, visualvm, openjfx, icedtea-web)
>

=E2=80=8BI installed also the openjdk. Now I can start writing JavaFX appli=
cations.

--=20
Cecil Westerhof

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<div dir=3D"ltr"><div class=3D"gmail_extra"><div class=3D"gmail_quote">2015=
-12-06 23:52 GMT+01:00 Emmanuel Bourg <span dir=3D"ltr">&lt;<a href=3D"mail=
to:ebourg@apache.org" target=3D"_blank">ebourg@apache.org</a>&gt;</span>:<b=
r><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:=
1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><span class=3D"">&gt; But my Java version =
is 7. Is something =E2=80=8Bgoing wrong here?<br>
<br>
</span>The default runtime is still Java 7. You can switch to Java 8 by usi=
ng<br>
update-java-alternatives. For example:<br>
<br>
=C2=A0 =C2=A0 sudo update-java-alternatives --set java-1.8.0-openjdk-amd64<=
br></blockquote><div><br><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-family:=
courier new,monospace;display:inline">=E2=80=8BWorks like a charm.=E2=80=8B=
</div>=C2=A0</div><div>=C2=A0</div><div>=C2=A0</div><blockquote class=3D"gm=
ail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-le=
ft:1ex"><span class=3D"">
&gt; =E2=80=8BBut for Java 8 I need to install unstable packages I understo=
od. Or am<br>
&gt; I mistaken?=E2=80=8B<br>
<br>
</span>openjdk-8 as found in unstable has been rebuilt for Jessie and is<br=
>
available from the jessie-backports repository. This backport is<br>
perfectly suitable for a stable environment.<span class=3D""><br></span></b=
lockquote><div>=C2=A0<br><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-family:=
courier new,monospace">=E2=80=8BThat worked also.=E2=80=8B</div><br></div><=
div>=C2=A0</div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8e=
x;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><span class=3D"">
&gt; =E2=80=8BThat explains it: the Debian distribution of Java is differen=
t as the<br>
&gt; Oracle one.<br>
<br>
</span>Indeed, Oracle bundles several things that you&#39;ll find in separa=
te<br>
packages in Debian (openjdk-&lt;n&gt;-jdk, visualvm, openjfx, icedtea-web)<=
br></blockquote><div><br><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-family:=
courier new,monospace;display:inline">=E2=80=8BI installed also the openjdk=
. Now I can start writing JavaFX applications.</div></div></div><br>-- <br>=
<div class=3D"gmail_signature">Cecil Westerhof</div>
</div></div>

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