Posted on 03-24-2017 09:12 AM
I'm curious if there is kind of a "best practice" for running two instances of java i.e. one old and one up to date version of java for apps that need old java running.
Posted on 03-24-2017 11:41 AM
I think the best practice is "don't do it." :)
Reading @rtrouton's post about Java desktop/command-line apps and adding the script therein to our JDK install policy has resolved the vast majority of "please install ancient Java" requests that we were receiving:
https://derflounder.wordpress.com/2015/08/08/modifying-oracles-java-sdk-to-run-java-applications-on-...