How can I use JVM client mode on x64 operating system?

Question

I need to start the Oracle JVM in "client mode". Is there any way to do this on the x64 operating system?

I installed the Oracle 7 JDK on apt-get. He installed the version of Oracle JDK and JRE x64. Therefore, I only have the / usr / lib / jvm / java -7-oracle / jre / lib / amd64 / server directory, and not the amd64 / client directory.

On the Oracle website, you can download pre-compiled Linux x64 and x86 JRE packages. I download both of them and browse folders.

The x64 package contains only the amd64 / server directory. The x86 package contains the i386 / server AND i386 / client directories.

So what can I do to use client mode? Am I installing an x86 version of java? I think I can only do this manually, and not with apt-get, because it recognizes that I have an x64 operating system.

Thanks!

Answer 1

AFAIK 64-bit version of Oracle JVM only supports server mode at the moment (I think we will never see the client version). This FAQ will support this. I do not think that the Open JDK project has a 64-bit client version, but some time has passed since I checked: this message confirms my suspicions. The server VM seems to be just as good or better than any single client VM.