java-linux@java.blackdown.org FAQ

by Stephen M Wynne

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1. An Introduction to the Blackdown Project

• 1.1 Questions about Blackdown Java
• 1.2 Blackdown's Philosophy
• 1.3 The Java Linux Mailing List
• 1.4 Other Resources for Linux Java Users

2. About Blackdown Java for Linux

• 2.1 Questions about the JDK
• 2.2 Questions about the JRE
• 2.3 An Overview of Using Blackdown Java
• 2.4 Blackdown Java for Linux System Requirements
• 2.5 Downloading Blackdown Java for Linux

3. The Various Blackdown Java Editions for Linux

• 3.1 Information relevant to the Blackdown 1.02 JDK.
• 3.2 Information relevant to the Blackdown 1.1 JDK.
• 3.3 Information relevant to the Blackdown 2.x Java Ports
• 3.4 Just In Time Compilers for Blackdown Java
• 3.5 Other Vendors' Java Editions for Linux

4. Blackdown-supported Java APIs

• 4.1 The Gamut of Javasoft APIs Versus the Blackdown Ports
• 4.2 Threads and Blackdown Java
• 4.3 Blackdown Support for Jini
• 4.4 Blackdown Java Browser Plugin
• 4.5 Blackdown Support for Java Native Interfaces
• 4.6 Blackdown Support for the Java 3D API
• 4.7 Support for the Java Platform Debugging Architecture
• 4.8 Blackdown Support for Java Media Framework API

5. Running Blackdown Java on Linux

• 5.1 Blackdown Java Installation Questions
• 5.2 Linux Distribution-specific Questions
• 5.3 Blackdown Java on Debian GNU/Linux
• 5.4 Blackdown Java on RedHat Linux
• 5.5 Blackdown Java on Slackware Linux
• 5.6 Blackdown Java on SuSE Linux
• 5.7 Questions about x86 Blackdown Java Ports
• 5.8 Questions about Non-x86 Blackdown Java Ports

6. Troubleshooting Blackdown Java on Linux

• 6.1 Troubleshooting and Reporting Bugs in Java on Linux
• 6.2 Blackdown Java and System Environment Variables
• 6.3 Blackdown Java and X11
• 6.4 Font Problems and Blackdown Java
• 6.5 Problems with Window Managers and Blackdown Java
• 6.6 Performance and Blackdown Java

7. Other Questions Related to Java and Linux

• 7.1 General Questions about Linux
• 7.2 General Questions about Java
• 7.3 CJK Issues with Blackdown Java
• 7.4 Blackdown Java Y2K Issues

8. Blackdown Java Development and Platform Porting

• 8.1 Development with Blackdown Java
• 8.2 Java Code Examples
• 8.3 Java Licensing and the Open Source Community
• 8.4 Compiling Blackdown Java from Source
• 8.5 Java Compatibility Kit

9. History and People of the Blackdown Java Effort

• 9.1 History of the Blackdown Java Effort
• 9.2 About the People Behind Blackdown Java
• 9.3 Information on the Java-Linux FAQ