Yes, I figured it would be best to run a more complete distro if I want to do Java development. I'm really rushing things a little, because I really need to get more Linux fundamentals under my belt before launching into anything as involved as a JDK. Thanks. At 08:52 AM 10/16/02 +0200, you wrote: >Hello Roberet, >If you are talking about the latest ZipSlack, v8.1, you must know that >there is probably no make no other dev elements on it, since I have used >a zipslack to build BrlZip, i wasn't able to compile brltty, but v8.0 >still contains a development part. >Maybe this can resolve your problem, but of course it's better to switch >to a real-full Gnu/Linux distro. > >Osvaldo La Rosa - http://www.brlspeak.net/brlzip/ > >On Tue, Oct 15, 2002 at 12:37:29PM +0200, Mario Lang wrote: >> Robert Bebee <rbebee@iquest.net> writes: >> >> > I've been practicing with a zipslack installation, and I'm considering >> > going for a purer Linux. I'd like to work with Java. I installed a >> > JDK (Java Development Kit) on my zipslack-- it installed okay, but I >> > couldn't do anything with it. >> >> What did you want to do? All command-line / text-output >> based java apps should work (there are practically none...). >> And GUI java stuff does *NOT* work under Linux, >> because there is still no working Java-enabled screen reader. >> IBM wrote the SVK, but they only supported Windows and Solaris. >> >> >> -- >> CYa, >> Mario >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> >> Blinux-list@redhat.com >> https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list >> > > > >_______________________________________________ > >Blinux-list@redhat.com >https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list > > _______________________________________________ Blinux-list@redhat.com https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list