Answered New user and new to Linux

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  1. Greg Ellis

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    Hello everyone. New user of elementaryOS and linux in general. I have had tried other distros before and always went back to Windows. I just installed Freya on an older laptop. 1.6ghz 1gb ram 40gb harddrive. I plan on using for school.

    As a new user and fresh install what would be the first things to do?

    One of the programs I use with school is Blackboard Collaborate. Which uses Java 8. Will this work with Linux?

    Thanks for all the input.

     
    #1 Greg Ellis, Jul 12, 2015
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    I am successfully using Java 8 on Elementary. I installed Oracle Java 8.
     
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    #3 dwelden, Jul 14, 2015
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    This is a useful first guide to what to do next, including installing java8.
     
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    Thanks! I will check out the video when I get home. Work has it blocked. I read the other post about Java and will do the update in AM.

    Thanks again!
     
    #5 Greg Ellis, Jul 15, 2015

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