Application Development on Linux is the hands-on guide for a full Java application development lifecycle on Linux. Determined to spare other developers hours of trial and error, Albing and Schwarz showed platforms, tools, and application development by showing realistic, easy to follow examples. Scaling down to company level provides an opportunity to use both the JBoss Application Server and Apache Geronimo Application Server, and Enterprise JavaBeans (EJB). Readers learn how to Use development tools available on Linux, such as the GNU Compiler for Java (gcj), Ant, IDE NetBeans, IBM Eclipse Java IDE, JUnit, and SunONE StudioDevelop business logic layers using Java DataBase Connectivity (JDBC) Add Web interface using servlets and JSPsAdd GUI uses Sun's Abstract Window Toolkit (AWT) and IBM SWTDeploy EJBs in Linux The author concludes by showing how the hierarchy of budgets can be created, tracked, and shared with Concurrent Versions System (CVS). Companion Website includes all source code and a link to each tool described. Java? Application Development on Linux can push you from the start stand with full speed development and deployment of Java applications on Linux.