chaoshugs_
Joined: Jan 22, 2022
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Jan 09, 2025 - 16:21 |
 
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I know this seems to be covered a lot but I can't seem to follow any of the guides to get this to work.
I remember I had a version working on a previous PC (albeit with a white bar at the bottom)
Can one of you smart people please post step-by-step guide for new installations of java and using .jnlp files with Ubuntu. Please include any pre-requites (purging versions, how to 'manually' install OracleJDK etc etc) in the guide.
I just wanna play on my Linux PC!
Thanks in advance |
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DUBitativ
Joined: Mar 23, 2012
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Jan 09, 2025 - 23:34 |
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I am a very basic linux mint user. I don't feel able to guide you with purging and other technical issues. Mostly by searching forums and copy-pasting the sudo apt-get code I've been surviving.
I want to share with you this link: https://openwebstart.com/download/ which I found easy to play with. You install it and then try specting a game. On my new installation I didn't have to worry about old java versions or things like that.
Unfortunately, there's still the awkward bar at the bottom... |
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lolvenom
Joined: Jan 27, 2007
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Jan 10, 2025 - 00:49 |
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I don't have a comprehensive guide as I had to bungle an upgrade from IcedTea, but OpenWebStart has been the way to go for me too.
Download and install the .deb file from terminal using:
sudo apt install ./filename.deb
In the .profile file of my logged in user I added
unset -v GNOME_DESKTOP_SESSION_ID
This post: https://fumbbl.com/index.php?name=PNphpBB2&file=viewtopic&p=759863#759863 talks about needing other variables, but I don't have them set. |
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Grod
Joined: Sep 30, 2003
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Jan 10, 2025 - 01:40 |
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I posted this a long whiles ago, but haven't tested recently:
https://fumbbl.com/p/blog&c=Grod&id=17858
This is similar to lolvenom's post, except GNOME_DESKTOP_SESSION_ID is only unset for jnlp files. |
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chaoshugs_
Joined: Jan 22, 2022
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Jan 10, 2025 - 09:16 |
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Thanks all I'll give it another go. I might just fork out the £120 for windows home and dual boot it. Shame its such a faff fo something that should be simple |
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Floi
Joined: Aug 05, 2008
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Jan 10, 2025 - 13:43 |
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I don't have a solution for the white bar issue as it doesn't affect me anymore since I switched to KDE/Plasma as a desktop environment. As for getting it running this is what worked for me:
1. Go here and download the Linux x64 archive: https://www.java.com/en/download/
2. Unpack the archive.
3. Get an ffblive.jnlp file from FUMBBL (spectate etc.).
4. In the unpacked archive from step 2, there's a folder called bin with a file called javaws inside. In your file manager, right-click the ffblive.jnlp > Open with and point it to the javaws file. Check the box to always open jnlp files that way.
Hope this helps. |
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Amistad
Joined: Aug 23, 2016
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Jan 10, 2025 - 13:45 |
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Hello! Linux user here
https://openwebstart.com/
is what you need. then from command line just run javaws path/to/downloaded/file |
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chaoshugs_
Joined: Jan 22, 2022
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Jan 11, 2025 - 10:26 |
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OpenWebStart - works but the white bar is still there.
Also, the firefox browser seems to get stuck in a loop trying to open the .jnlp file. Any method to stop that? |
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Christer
Joined: Aug 02, 2003
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Today's FFB update (2.33.0) included a change trying to address the white bar issue for Gnome users. It'd be great if someone who has this issue could try and see if it persists. |
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