How a Java developer can migrate from windows to Ubuntu 9.10
Migrating from windows to an operating system like Ubuntu which provides a better development environment is a must for a Java developer. Below are the steps involved in the migration.
While in windows download Ubuntu ISO , wubi.exe and place them in same folder. Double click wubi.exe and complete the installation of Ubuntu (which is very easy and intuitive).
Use the below command to install the required software for a Java developer.
sudo apt-get install sun-java6-jre sun-java6-jdk sun-java6-plugin maven2 subversion ksnapshot mysql-server dia recordmydesktop gtk-recordmydesktop mencoder filezilla unrar gnochm p7zip p7zip-full ubuntu-restricted-extras
Then install your favourite IDE (like NetBeans or Eclipse) and JEE server (like Tomcat).
Note: ubuntu-restricted-extras will install flash plugin, mp3 codecs etc.
Don’t forget java svn bindings,xulrunner.
Thanks a lot
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I have a question: Can I specify the versions of the software that I want to download ? For example for maven: 2.2.1 or 2.1.0 ?
@starsun I am not aware how to specify a older version via apt-get as it fetches the latest version from the repositories. (though we can manually download Maven 2.1.0 and configure it)
Doesn’t the JDK include the JRE? BTW,
update-alternatives java
should be mentioned to easily switch between JDKs
@starsun
You may find previous version in backports or you can use official archives. You dont need to use your distributions repo.
Thanks for the replies.