In the near future, the differences between OracleJDK and OpenJDK should be zero.

emerge dev-java/icedtea-binĬurrently, Oracle has plans to free up all enterprise-commercial JDK features. At this time, most application servers have Java 8 as their target due to the new Java-LTS version scheme, as in the case of Payara.įor Gentoo Linux, you could get a new OpenJDK setup by installing dev-java/icedtea for the source code version and dev-java/icedtea-bin for the precompiled version. Since this is a distribution dependent step, you could follow tutorials on Ubuntu, CentOS, Debian and many more distributions if you need to. OpenJDK on Gentoo Linux (Icedtea bin build)

Standalone application server if your focus is 'monolithic'

In order to set up a complete Java EE development box, you need at least a: Some days ago, I had the opportunity/obligation to set up a brand new Linux (Gentoo) development box, hence to make it 'enjoyable,' I prepared a back to basics tutorial on how to set up a working environment.

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