Add Java Installation Guide for Linux #93
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Awesome guide that Linux users can easily follow to install Java on their systems. The steps are clear and concise!
I wrote some minor comments regarding the phrasing as well as the link URL in Java Installation Guides page.
Would it be beneficial to include SDKMAN as an alternative installation method for Linux users? Since SDKMAN supports Unix-based systems, this could offer users another flexible option for managing multiple Java versions. Redirecting users to the macOS guide for SDKMAN might cause some confusion, so maybe we could consider incorporating SDKMAN instructions directly into this guide for clarity?
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Since this is worded as the default option, are there other options for users (both with admin access as well as maybe those without)?
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@mfjkri it is possible to install java without admin access, but I felt that putting that option in the guide would be confusing for new users, so I omitted it. I wanted to emphasis here that these steps require extra privileges. Maybe a better way to phrase this would be to replace the whole line with "This guide assumes you have super user access."?
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Thanks for the explanation! I agree, mentioning non-admin installations can complicate things for new users. The revised wording should work well.
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@mfjkri great, I've included both this and the link change in the latest few commits
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| * [**:fab-apple: Mac**](tutorials/javaInstallationMac.html) -- If you are on a Mac and you anticipate using JavaFX in your projects, you are using the precise JDK specified in this guide. | |||
| * [**:fab-windows: Windows**](tutorials/javaInstallationWindows.html) | |||
| * %%**:fab-linux: Linux**: coming soon ...%% | |||
| * [**:fab-linux: Linux**](tutorials/javaInstallationLinux.html) | |||
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Related to #96, this should not include the prefix tutorials/ as it is already included in the Java Installation Guides URL (I believe this change is not yet in master however).
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@mfjkri Thanks for pointing this out! I'll modify this accordingly for line 11 only (I think lines 9 and 10 should be updated when I sync from master).
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@mfjkri Thanks for your review.
There are quite a few (reasonable) ways to install Ubuntu on Linux. For this guide I personally opted for the cli based method with minimal extra dependencies for simplicity. I can see the merits of adding the |
Main changes are:
tutorials/javaInstallationLinux.mdand some screenshotsindex.mdpage to link to Linux installationtutorials/javaInstallation.mdpage to link to Linux installationAs per this discussion #64 (comment). The guide covers steps to install OpenJDK 17 on Debian based distros of Linux (like Ubuntu). It assumes users have
sudopermissions.For reference, the guide looks something like this (updated Oct 8):
