JavaFX 8 development prerequisites

Now as we have set up and configured our Raspberry Pi for development, we need to install the same correct matching JDK 8 build version on both our development machine and the Pi. This is very important to avoid library/versioning issues when running our JavaFX 8 application, and this is what we are going to do next.

Installing Java SE 8 on the Raspberry Pi

At the time of writing, Raspbian Wheezy is shipped with JDK 8 preinstalled. To check, simply type the following at your Pi command prompt:

pi@raspberrypi ~ $ java –version

You will see something like this, depending upon the version that is currently installed and accessible:

Raspbian Wheezy Java version on Raspberry Pi

The important bit is the second line: if ...

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