You have created an application in java and combined all the classes to create a jar file..If you double click it the application is working well and good...
Now you want to create a installer or something for that jar file so that it creates application short cut on the desktop and add application menu entries...is that your question? On Tue, Sep 30, 2008 at 2:27 PM, shantanu goel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote: > On Tue, Sep 30, 2008 at 1:29 PM, Nalin Savara <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hi People... > > > > A QUick question; for some basics. > > > > Assume I have a ubuntu (or ubuntu studio) linux install. > > Also, assume that I have a JAR file--- in which there's a class exposing > a > > main() function--- which runs perfectly-- on a system with latest JDK--- > > when I click the JAR file. > > > > How to create a 1click installer OR web-installer for that ? > > > > Is there some script or package--- with which I can package it the way > one > > packages MSI files on windows-- so that the script/installer copies the > jar > > file into appropriate directories-- and creates desktop and > > Applications-menu shortcuts to the jar file ? > > > I'm not sure if "installation" is any different for jar files, but if > all you want is copying files around, creating shortcuts, (and running > custom scripts during installation, e.g., to check for updates, fetch > more files from internet, or open registration dialogues etc), for > ubuntu you can use "deb" packages and for fedora/redhat u can use > "rpm" packages. I don't have experience with creating an rpm package > but did a few debs and they are quite simple to make and I "guess" > there is something called alien which will let you convert these debs > into other package formats and vice versa. > -Shantz > ---------------------- > I didn't do it, nobody saw me do it, U can't prove anything - Bart Simpson > http://blog.shantanugoel.com > http://tech.shantanugoel.com > > _______________________________________________ > ilugd mailinglist -- [email protected] > http://frodo.hserus.net/mailman/listinfo/ilugd > Archives at: http://news.gmane.org/gmane.user-groups.linux.delhi > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > -- <-Fighting 4 Freedom-> _______________________________________________ ilugd mailinglist -- [email protected] http://frodo.hserus.net/mailman/listinfo/ilugd Archives at: http://news.gmane.org/gmane.user-groups.linux.delhi http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/
