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I am looking to install java on Linux Ubuntu 64-bit. Should I use the .tar files or the .gz files. Download speed is not an issue. I’m not interested in tons of details I just would like to pick one. I will be doing application development, though not in java itself which I don’t know/use. It is needed for other products that I run like rubyMine for developing ruby applications.
If both install and work for you, it doesn’t matter which one you choose. both formats accomplish the same thing, and result in the same software being installed.
Another option in Ubuntu is using
apt-get install, which is very simple, and automates the process.