Can't Execute jar files

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I'm having trouble opening jar files because there is no java runtime in open with listed. Even I have installed it via Software Center(i also try to reinstall it via synaptic and i do a --purge via terminal).

What did you install? It should have been OpenJDK. – TheWanderer Apr 28 '15 at 01:06 — TheWanderer, Apr 28 '15 at 01:06

score 3 · Answer 1 · answered Apr 30 '15 at 12:31

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Right click - properties Click on the "Permissions" tab and make sure the "Allow executing file as program" checkbox is checked.

answered Apr 30 '15 at 12:31

Marin Dot

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I always forget about giving x permissions. Solved! Thank you! (not sarcasm) – David Tabernero M. Oct 14 '18 at 12:12

Grass the Dinosaur · Accepted Answer · 2015-04-28T02:32:16.103

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I just recently had the same problem - the way I fixed it was to uninstall OpenJDK 7 and install OpenJDK 6.

I have no idea why OpenJDK 7 doesn't want to work but it started glitching when I installed it via the Terminal.

Installing OpenJDK 6 is like installing a fresh new version of Java.

I had tried many different other commands and they didn't seem to work.

edited Apr 28 '15 at 02:32

answered Apr 28 '15 at 01:55

Grass the Dinosaur

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I believe he said he'd tried that already. – Ian Apr 28 '15 at 01:57
@IanLantzy, I thought the OP said that they reinstalled the one that they downloaded beforehand - not mentioning a downgrade, as I suggested. – Grass the Dinosaur Apr 28 '15 at 01:59
My bad, for some reason I read the bolded text as just uninstalling and reinstalling openjdk 6 and 7. – Ian Apr 28 '15 at 02:12
No problemo =3 I read things (especially commands) wrong every now and then. – Grass the Dinosaur Apr 28 '15 at 02:19
Ty i did something similar, i just installed jdk8 runtime, now i can execute Jar files :D – IutbaZion May 08 '15 at 02:32
@lutbaZion No problemo! ;) – Grass the Dinosaur May 10 '15 at 11:37

score 2 · Answer 3 · answered Aug 08 '15 at 13:16

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You can also use terminal;

java -jar /home/al0s/Downloads/asd.jar

without installing new things.

answered Aug 08 '15 at 13:16

al0s

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Already had OracleJDK installed, its great to see a solution without any additional installation. – lordparthurnaax May 21 '18 at 06:55

score 1 · Answer 4 · answered Apr 28 '15 at 01:19

Try this. Open a terminal and try running

java -version

As long as it returns something, you have java installed. You likely haven't marked the .jar files as executable. To do so open a terminal, navigate to where the .jar files are located and run

chmod u+x name-of-file.jar

Replacing name-of-file.jar with the .jar file you're wanting to run.

score 1 · Answer 5 · answered Apr 28 '15 at 01:29

I actually had this problem, too. I had Java installed and marked the jar as executable, but it still didn't work. Here's how I fixed it (kind of a workaround):

Right-click on the jar you want to open and select Properties.
Click File Type Options, under the Type section.
Click Add under the Application Preference Order and search jar.
Select the result, jar, in the dropdown menu and click OK.
Click jar in the Application Preference Order list and click Edit.
Go to the Application tab and enter java -jar as the command.
OK out of everything and you should now be able to double-click any jar to open it.

score 0 · Answer 6 · edited Jun 12 '20 at 14:37

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Create sh file in same directory, i am making sample file for jar file "test.jar"

Filename: test.sh

#!/bin/sh
java -jar test.jar

Give rights for execution

chmod +555 test.sh

now you can execute your jar with double click on test.sh, you can make link at another places also of test.sh

edited Jun 12 '20 at 14:37

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answered Sep 18 '18 at 12:33

Dharmendrasinh Chudasama

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sorry, my mistake, it should +555 or +777 – Dharmendrasinh Chudasama Sep 18 '18 at 13:23
no prob, right click on sh file, Properties > Permissions > check Allow execution.. – Dharmendrasinh Chudasama Sep 18 '18 at 13:25
it's nothing but just give rights for execution – Dharmendrasinh Chudasama Sep 18 '18 at 13:26
Let us continue this discussion in chat. – Dharmendrasinh Chudasama Sep 18 '18 at 13:28

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