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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gsverhoeven
Joined: Oct 12, 2020
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Jan 12, 2025 - 12:59 |
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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 " ? |
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Alf115
Joined: Aug 17, 2005
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Jan 12, 2025 - 19:35 |
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| 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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lolvenom
Joined: Jan 27, 2007
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Jan 12, 2025 - 23:17 |
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| chaoshugs_ wrote: | 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? |
You should be able to associate the file with the default system handler using the info on this page:
https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/change-firefox-behavior-when-open-file
The default system handler should be openwebstart, and if it isn't then you should be able to right click on a downloaded .jnlp file in Files, right click and say 'open with...'
There's really no need to pay for Windows for almost anything short of playing PC games that need too much grunt/very specific software that isn't supported via emulators. |
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