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chaoshugs_



Joined: Jan 22, 2022

Post   Posted: Jan 09, 2025 - 16:21 Reply with quote Back to top

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
DUBitativ



Joined: Mar 23, 2012

Post   Posted: Jan 09, 2025 - 23:34 Reply with quote Back to top

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...
lolvenom



Joined: Jan 27, 2007

Post   Posted: Jan 10, 2025 - 00:49 Reply with quote Back to top

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.
Grod



Joined: Sep 30, 2003

Post   Posted: Jan 10, 2025 - 01:40 Reply with quote Back to top

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

Post   Posted: Jan 10, 2025 - 09:16 Reply with quote Back to top

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
Floi



Joined: Aug 05, 2008

Post   Posted: Jan 10, 2025 - 13:43 Reply with quote Back to top

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.
Amistad



Joined: Aug 23, 2016

Post   Posted: Jan 10, 2025 - 13:45 Reply with quote Back to top

Hello! Linux user here

https://openwebstart.com/

is what you need. then from command line just run javaws path/to/downloaded/file
chaoshugs_



Joined: Jan 22, 2022

Post   Posted: Jan 11, 2025 - 10:26 Reply with quote Back to top

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?
Christer



Joined: Aug 02, 2003

Post   Posted: Jan 11, 2025 - 12:05
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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.
gsverhoeven



Joined: Oct 12, 2020

Post   Posted: Jan 12, 2025 - 12:59 Reply with quote Back to top

Hi, am on Ubuntu 24.04LTS as well, using Gnome and javaws from openwebstart.com.
The fix that works for me is
unset -v GNOME_DESKTOP_SESSION_ID
unset -v XDG_CURRENT_DESKTOP

However, I just tried the new client (2.33.0) without unsetting those vars, and hurrah, the white bar issue is not there anymore. Thanks for the fix Christer.

@haoshugs: I download the jnlp file, and start javaws from a terminal.

Like this:

$ javaws 'Downloads/ffblive(65).jnlp'

Maybe that avoids firefox getting " stuck " ?
Alf115



Joined: Aug 17, 2005

Post   Posted: Jan 12, 2025 - 19:35 Reply with quote Back to top

Christer wrote:
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.

I am on Ubuntu default config (I presume I use gnome since it is not KDE) and the White bar has officially disappeared today !
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