Programming Java on Linux is a detailed how-to book on using Java on a Linux operating system. Topics include installing and enabling a Java runtime environment under Linux, Java development in Linux, running Java applications and applets under Linux, using Java with Linux-based Web servers, using Sun Components JCE and JAI in Linux, using Sun Environments Personal Java, Embedded Java, and Jini in Linux, and using JNI to Link Java and Native Capabilities.
Describes and troubleshoots the idiosyncrasies of using Java on the Linux platform
Advanced information on how Linux and Java work together
Author Nathan Myers has been a software developer and architect with Hewlett-Packard company for 20 years. He is currently programming Java daily in the HP research and development lab