Comments on: Ubuntu’s default JRE doesn’t like Flex SDK http://renaun.com/blog/2006/12/06/164/ Informtation on Flex, Flash, ColdFusion, and general RIA web develoment. Wed, 17 Mar 2010 06:08:28 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: dgandhi http://renaun.com/blog/2006/12/06/164/comment-page-1/#comment-412689 dgandhi Fri, 30 Nov 2007 00:00:00 +0000 http://renaun.com/blog/2006/12/06/164/#comment-412689 <q> It’s amazing that after all this time, a version of Java that doesn’t cooperate with Flex is still shipping with Ubuntu. </q> Since Ubuntu does not install anything that is not free[as in speech] by default, and since Adobe and Sun don't allow their software to be installed without EULAs, it's not really Ubuntu's choice until Adobe decides to support gij. Synaptic has it in the database, and it works fine, it's just illegal to install without user interaction.
It’s amazing that after all this time, a version of Java that doesn’t cooperate with Flex is still shipping with Ubuntu.

Since Ubuntu does not install anything that is not free[as in speech] by default, and since Adobe and Sun don’t allow their software to be installed without EULAs, it’s not really Ubuntu’s choice until Adobe decides to support gij.

Synaptic has it in the database, and it works fine, it’s just illegal to install without user interaction.

]]> By: joebert http://renaun.com/blog/2006/12/06/164/comment-page-1/#comment-328001 joebert Tue, 30 Nov 2010 00:00:00 +0000 http://renaun.com/blog/2006/12/06/164/#comment-328001 It's amazing that after all this time, a version of Java that doesn't cooperate with Flex is still shipping with Ubuntu. I'm using Ubuntu 7.10 (Gutsy), and JRE 1.6 is what works at the moment. It’s amazing that after all this time, a version of Java that doesn’t cooperate with Flex is still shipping with Ubuntu.

I’m using Ubuntu 7.10 (Gutsy), and JRE 1.6 is what works at the moment.

]]> By: Chris Pelling http://renaun.com/blog/2006/12/06/164/comment-page-1/#comment-317382 Chris Pelling Tue, 30 Nov 2010 00:00:00 +0000 http://renaun.com/blog/2006/12/06/164/#comment-317382 Thank you! I too was having this exact problem with the default version of Java that comes with Ubuntu 7.10 Gutsy Gibbon, GCJ version 4.2.1: $ java -version java version "1.5.0" gij (GNU libgcj) version 4.2.1 (Ubuntu 4.2.1-5ubuntu5) Downloading and using the latest JRE from Sun fixed it. Thank you! I too was having this exact problem with the default version of Java that comes with Ubuntu 7.10 Gutsy Gibbon, GCJ version 4.2.1:

$ java -version
java version “1.5.0″
gij (GNU libgcj) version 4.2.1 (Ubuntu 4.2.1-5ubuntu5)

Downloading and using the latest JRE from Sun fixed it.

]]> By: Priyanka http://renaun.com/blog/2006/12/06/164/comment-page-1/#comment-128235 Priyanka Sun, 30 Nov 2003 00:00:00 +0000 http://renaun.com/blog/2006/12/06/164/#comment-128235 Hi, I encountered the same problem. This post helped me get over it. Thank you so much. Hi, I encountered the same problem. This post helped me get over it.

Thank you so much.

]]> By: Corba http://renaun.com/blog/2006/12/06/164/comment-page-1/#comment-58236 Corba Sun, 30 Nov 2003 00:00:00 +0000 http://renaun.com/blog/2006/12/06/164/#comment-58236 Thanks. I upgraded my Ubuntu 6.10 to jdk1.5.0_11 and the samples all build without segfaults. Whew! Thanks. I upgraded my Ubuntu 6.10 to jdk1.5.0_11 and the samples all build without segfaults. Whew!

]]> By: mock http://renaun.com/blog/2006/12/06/164/comment-page-1/#comment-54197 mock Tue, 30 Nov 2010 00:00:00 +0000 http://renaun.com/blog/2006/12/06/164/#comment-54197 thanks for the 411. this hooked me up too. thanks for the 411. this hooked me up too.

]]> By: milan http://renaun.com/blog/2006/12/06/164/comment-page-1/#comment-25755 milan Sat, 30 Nov 2002 00:00:00 +0000 http://renaun.com/blog/2006/12/06/164/#comment-25755 I've had the same problem. thanks, it really works! br Milan I’ve had the same problem. thanks, it really works! br Milan

]]> By: Renaun Erickson http://renaun.com/blog/2006/12/06/164/comment-page-1/#comment-12021 Renaun Erickson Tue, 30 Nov 2004 00:00:00 +0000 http://renaun.com/blog/2006/12/06/164/#comment-12021 Pan thanks for the link, the flex2ant provides a nice plugin for Ant to recognize mxmlc as a valid build target. Pan thanks for the link, the flex2ant provides a nice plugin for Ant to recognize mxmlc as a valid build target.

]]> By: pan69 http://renaun.com/blog/2006/12/06/164/comment-page-1/#comment-12020 pan69 Tue, 30 Nov 2004 00:00:00 +0000 http://renaun.com/blog/2006/12/06/164/#comment-12020 www.flex2ant.org http://www.flex2ant.org

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