java on Debian

Am 24. Sep, 2003 schw=E4tzte Mike Starke so:

> What is the best way to get java to work on
> Debian (woody)?
>
> I have 'apt-get install java-common' but "java" on the command
> line says command not found.

Derek pointed out apt-get.org. I needed Java for a client and got everythin=
g
with unofficial sources.

The problem with Java is that the JVM from Sun ( and those derived from it,
e.g. IBM's JVM ) are not DFSG free ( not Free Software ), so they can't be
included in debian.

Some of us agree with debian's stance, especially when there's a mostly
painless workaround.

ciao,

der.hans
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