Java VM Deployment
You know, until just now I'd always thought that getting the JRE installed was a 10 minutes process or so. It turns out that this computer didn't have the JRE installed so when I went to write a blog post1, I got the missing plug-in box and the instruction to click to install the required plug-in. So click I did and in under 2 minutes not only is the JRE fully downloaded and installed, but the page has reloaded with EditLive! fully up and running, ready for me to write this post.
Needless to say, I'm impressed. If your applet provides any real value to the end user2, they should have no trouble getting it downloaded and installed then get back to work with minimal interruption. Keep up the good work Sun!
October 24th, 2006 at 12:38 am
Which platform/browser does this work on?
I still find the JRE to be a 10 minute install on all of the Linux distros I’ve tried.
October 24th, 2006 at 6:50 am
Windows. OS X has it preinstalled all the time. The problem with Linux is that with so many distributions and variants it’s impossible to make an automated installer that works reliably. So instead you’re stuck with doing the manual unarchive and setup yourself. On the plus side, with the new license you are starting to be able to get the JRE as part of the standard package management for the distribution.