You can easily just download and unpack java 8 to your home directory
without any permissions (since you can do chmod +X, you can run any file
you want from your home dir).
Just follow the guide here
http://java.com/en/download/help/linux_install.xml
You need to do everything as stated in "Java on Linux Platforms" parts.
Then go to the place you unpacked java and do:
./java -jar $PathToJabref3.3jar
That's pretty easy. If you need further assistance - please, contact me.
I'll do step-by-step guide.
Best regards,
Victor.
On Tue, 19 Apr 2016 at 19:40 Marisano James <maris...@gmail.com> wrote:
> I'm using OpenJDK 8 + JabRef 3 under Ubuntu 14.04, so I know you can do
> that. I think the problem is because you're using Java 7. I take it you
> were running Java 2.x prior to now?
>
> Are you able to install more than one version of Java on your machine?
> (You must be permitted to install/update some software because you're able
> to install JabRef 3.3.) If so, you can have two versions of Java installed,
> but have your symlinks all point to Java 7. [I can provide a StackExchange
> link for how to do that if don't don't know how, but are able to pursue
> this avenue.] This will allow all your other Java apps to continue to work.
> Then either build a launcher that links to Java 8, or explicitly select
> Java 8 when you launch JabRef 3.3 by right clicking on it and selecting
> "Open With > OpenJDK Java 8 Runtime". (You can also implicitly build a
> launcher by right clicking on whatever it places in your dock when you
> launch Java 3.3 in this manner and selecting "Lock to Launcher", then slide
> the new launcher into whatever position you deem appropriate.)
>
> Marisano
>
> On Tue, Apr 19, 2016 at 6:03 AM, EBo <e...@users.sourceforge.net> wrote:
>
>> since this is a government laptop, it probably means I will never be
>> able to use JabRef 3.3...
>>
>> On Apr 19 2016 6:47 AM, Frédéric Darboux wrote:
>> > I believe this is because you are using OpenJDK.
>> > Jabref works under Oracle JRE (or JDK) 1.8, as document in the FAQ:
>> >
>> > <
>> https://github.com/JabRef/www.jabref.org/blob/gh-pages/_faq/20_linux.md>
>> >
>> > I am afraid you will not be able to use JabRef 3.3 before you can
>> > update your computer...
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > Frédéric
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > Le 19/04/2016 à 13:48, EBo a écrit :
>> >> Testing v3.3 I got:
>> >>
>> >> $ java -jar ~/Downloads/JabRef-3.3.jar
>> >> Exception in thread "main" java.lang.UnsupportedClassVersionError:
>> >> net/sf/jabref/JabRefMain : Unsupported major.minor version 52.0
>> >> at java.lang.ClassLoader.defineClass1(Native Method)
>> >> at java.lang.ClassLoader.defineClass(ClassLoader.java:800)
>> >> at
>> >>
>> >> java.security.SecureClassLoader.defineClass(SecureClassLoader.java:142)
>> >> at
>> >> java.net.URLClassLoader.defineClass(URLClassLoader.java:449)
>> >> at
>> >> java.net.URLClassLoader.access$100(URLClassLoader.java:71)
>> >> at java.net.URLClassLoader$1.run(URLClassLoader.java:361)
>> >> at java.net.URLClassLoader$1.run(URLClassLoader.java:355)
>> >> at java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(Native
>> >> Method)
>> >> at
>> >> java.net.URLClassLoader.findClass(URLClassLoader.java:354)
>> >> at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(ClassLoader.java:425)
>> >> at
>> >> sun.misc.Launcher$AppClassLoader.loadClass(Launcher.java:308)
>> >> at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(ClassLoader.java:358)
>> >> at
>> >>
>> >> sun.launcher.LauncherHelper.checkAndLoadMain(LauncherHelper.java:482)
>> >>
>> >> and the java version I have is:
>> >>
>> >> $ java -version
>> >> java version "1.7.0_79"
>> >> OpenJDK Runtime Environment (IcedTea 2.5.6)
>> >> (7u79-2.5.6-0ubuntu1.14.04.1)
>> >> OpenJDK Server VM (build 24.79-b02, mixed mode)
>> >>
>> >> I do not know about others, but I will not be able to update java to
>> >> v8
>> >> on my government laptop for some time to come.
>> >>
>> >> EBo --
>> >>
>> >> On Apr 19 2016 4:46 AM, Marisano James wrote:
>> >>> Yes, I believe under Ubuntu14.04 you're going to need to make sure
>> >>> you've
>> >>> got Java 8 installed / it's being invoked to launch JabRef.
>> >>>
>> >>> On Tue, Apr 19, 2016 at 3:09 AM, Frédéric Darboux <
>> >>> frederic.darb...@orleans.inra.fr> wrote:
>> >>>
>> >>>> Le 19/04/2016 à 11:48, Wenqiang Liu a écrit :
>> >>>>> Dear everyone,
>> >>>>>
>> >>>>> I just downloaded the 3.3 jar package. I have two questions here,
>> >>>> could
>> >>>>> you please help me?
>> >>>>>
>> >>>>> [...]
>> >>>>> 2. I tried run JabRef-3.3.jar on Ubuntu 14.04LTS, but first it
>> >>>> prompted
>> >>>>> one error with something like this jar is not executable. After I
>> >>>> run
>> >>>>> chmod +x JabRef-3.3.jar, it gave another error saying “cannot
>> >>>> execute
>> >>>>> binary file”. I am wondering what should I do to run
>> >>>> JabRef-3.3.jar
>> >>>>> correctly on Ubuntu?
>> >>>>
>> >>>> First, can you try the following command line?
>> >>>> java -jar JabRef-3.3.jar
>> >>>>
>> >>>> Does it work?
>> >>>> If not, please, provide the version of Java
>> >>>> java -version
>> >>>>
>> >>>>
>> >>>> Cheers.
>> >>>>
>> >>>> Frédéric
>> >>>>
>> >>>>
>> >>>>
>> >>>>
>> >>>>>
>> >>>>> Thanks very much in advance!
>> >>>>>
>> >>>>>
>> >>>>>
>> >>>>> With My Best Regards
>> >>>>>
>> >>>>> Liu
>> >>>>>
>> >>>>>
>> >>>>>
>> >>>>>
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