As far as I can tell, it's very stable and usable.
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Java on FreeBSD
For some reason, some people are still reluctant to use Java on FreeBSD. Though it had a relatively bad history with regards to its licencing and cannot be installed automagically, the official binary packages have passed Sun's tests (this is important!) and are as stable as they should be. The procedure to install Java is:
- Install java/javavmwrapper
- Go to http://www.freebsdfoundation.org/downloads/java.shtml and download the appropriate package
- Install the package
The package itself depends on a small number of other packages but noting serious - these dependancies can be satisfied easily by installing the required packages and restarting the installation (if it failed).
Posted on 2009-03-24T15:23 by ivoras
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#1 Re: Java on FreeBSD
We're developing java applications on freebsd and deploying to freebsd servers. Java on freebsd since 7 and sched_ule seem to have become faster than before. I sleep very well at night, knowing that it works very well.
It's also very easy to install the diablo package and get started.
Thanks for the hard work done by the freebsd folks!
#2 Re: Java on FreeBSD
> ...it's very stable and usable.
Yes, but expect some problems when using IPv6:
http://diario.beerensalat.info/2008/10/12/java_and_ipv6_on_bsd.html
#3 Re: Java on FreeBSD
I have used FreeBSD 7.0 amd64 to run application on Tomcat 6 with diablo-JDK, and it was flawless.
I also do thank for FreeBSD Foundation who provide Java binary to FreeBSD community so we can enjoy flawless Java implementation.
#4 Re: Java on FreeBSD
In addition to the IPv6 problem, I really don't like that installing Tomcat on a fesh server installs 64 other packages as dependancies. Seems pretty excessive.