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1. nixCraft 🐧 (nixcraft@mastodon.social)'s status on Tuesday, 11-Jun-2024 13:49:14 JST nixCraft 🐧

   I'm afraid to remove OpenJDK 8 from my Ubuntu #Linux desktop because it might break something else. APT just updated it. However, if I try to remove it, APT will install the new OpenJDK 11. Hah. APT is brilliant.

   • snakebyte 🐧 (snakebyte85@mastodon.social)'s status on Tuesday, 11-Jun-2024 14:03:38 JST snakebyte 🐧

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     @nixCraft To manage java hell there are multiple ways to do it. One of the best is using sdkman

   • hansvschoot (hansvschoot@mastodon.social)'s status on Tuesday, 11-Jun-2024 14:51:42 JST hansvschoot

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     @nixCraft I've had the same fear, but 11 seems to run most things that work with 8. Java versions are like black magic however.
     For java things I really need to work I stopped relying on system-provided java a long time ago. There are a bunch of those pre-packaged JRE /JDK versions, but I landed on "azul". They have them for win/mac/lin, with FX if needed, and also x86 and arm versions. https://www.azul.com/downloads/#zulu
     Worth checking out, if you want to skip the "will my java stuff work?" question!