How do you run a jar file on Linux?

To run a jar file on a Linux system, you typically need to install the Java Runtime Environment first. You can then run the jar file using the command line, with the following specific method:

  1. Enter the following command in the terminal to install the Java runtime environment:
sudo apt-get install openjdk-11-jre

The openjdk-11-jre here is just an example, the specific installation commands may vary depending on the Linux distribution.

  1. After the installation is complete, use the following command in the terminal to run a jar package:
java -jar yourJarFile.jar

Make sure you are in the directory where yourJarFile.jar, the file name of the jar package you want to run, is located when running the command.

By following the steps above, you can successfully run a jar file on a Linux system.

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