https://www.linuxhosted.com/tags/java/Recent content in Java on LinuxHosted.comHugo -- gohugo.ioenLinuxHosted.comMon, 03 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://www.linuxhosted.com/post/sql-workbench-j-linux-vps-setup/Mon, 03 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://www.linuxhosted.com/post/sql-workbench-j-linux-vps-setup/ <p>Command-line clients like <code>psql</code> and the MySQL shell handle a quick query fine, but they start to strain once a Linux VPS admin is juggling more than one database engine, or wants to browse table structures and query history without re-learning another tool's dialect for every server. <strong><a href="https://www.sql-workbench.eu/">SQL Workbench/J</a></strong> exists for exactly that gap: a free, Java-based SQL client that talks to any database with a JDBC driver — PostgreSQL, MySQL, MariaDB, Oracle, SQL Server, and dozens more — through one consistent interface. This guide installs it, adds a JDBC driver, and points it at a database running on a remote Linux VPS.</p>