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confused about java

Tonatiuh — Tue, 24 Oct 2006 15:59:46 GMT

What is the difference between:

jre
jse
j2ee
sdk

???

Where to download jre1.1.8 for Linux Intel?

Re: confused about java

Ivan Krastev — Tue, 24 Oct 2006 16:14:43 GMT

J2SE - Java 2 Standart Edition. The J2SE Software Development Kit (SDK) supports creating J2SE applications.
JRE - Java Runtime Environment. The J2SE Java Runtime Environment (JRE) allows end-users to run Java applications.

You can download java for linux here - http://mirrors.sunsite.dk/java-linux/

regards,
ivan

Re: confused about java

Steven E. Protter — Wed, 25 Oct 2006 02:03:16 GMT

Shalom,

jre1.1.8 is a very old release and is probably a minimum for the application you wish to install.

I would suggest you use a newer version if possible.

SEP

Re: confused about java

Andrew C Fieldsend — Wed, 25 Oct 2006 04:22:33 GMT

JRE is the Java Runtime Environment, which is needed to run a Java application. JSE is the Java Platform, Standard Edition, which is the latest name for the basic Java environment (previously known as J2SE), and includes the JRE as well as the Software Development Kit (SDK).

J2EE is the Java 2 Enterprise Edition which is the standard environment for developing component-based Java applications, and includes a number of higher-level specifications. It's mainly used to develop web applications.

JRE 1.1.8 is probably no longer available, as it was the last version of Java before its renaming as Java 2 at version 1.2. There are a lot of differences between 1.1.8 and later versions, and anything that needs it may not work with recent versions due to incompatible library changes.

Re: confused about java

Tonatiuh — Wed, 25 Oct 2006 10:09:08 GMT

Fieldsen you are right.

Steven it is not possible to use later version of JRE because the product has the requirement that JRE must not be later than 1.1.8.