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Posted: Mar. 20 2006,15:48

Newb....not sure the appropriate forum to post this question....and I don't need a detailed answer, a one or two liner would be sufficient.

I have a java application (a bicycle computer) it uses java.awt only (NO SWING), and the serialio package (currently using Sun's ref. but I could change to RXTX if needed), and it has simple textio. The program is designed to run on p.o.s. computers that a person could buy from a thrift shop and then throw in their basement for training.....

Question: I see I could modify the SNAP - Knoppix cd to give me a liveCD but I'd prefer DSL.....is it straightforward to modify the DSL liveCD to have a jre and my application? Is it equally straightforward for my java program to write to the harddrive or floppy (remember old pcs) when running in DSL? At this point I dont need to know *how* to do it, just if its worth pursuing dsl over knoppix. The key is ease, as I haven't worked with linux in about 4 or 5 years....

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James A. Brannan
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Posted: Mar. 20 2006,18:08

I'm not sure what you would need to do to make your specific app work, but there is a jre_1_5.0.uci in the uci section of the repository that works good in a frugal or pendrive install. If your apps need no other dependancies, then perhaps this would work for you. Then you would just need to put them all in the top directory of dsl and use the make mydsl CD script that's in the menu in DSL to burn a new live CD.

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