Re: [Jabref-users] How to install correctly JabRef 3.8.2 in Linux Mint 18.1?

[Peter R. <p.r...@sh...>]

On 13/04/17 04:12, Aradenatorix Veckhôm Avecælus wrote:
> Well I downloaded the last stable release of JabRef from the official
> website because the release in my distro is quite old (2.10).
>
> I have a jar file but I don't know how to install from that, there
> isn't an rpm or deb file, so I need your helping to know if there is a
> way to install it as any other software or what to do?
>
>
Install the jar file somewhere convenient and simply run it using:

java -jar JabRef-3.8.2.jar

(I have this in a script which is invoked from a menu item. Have even 
scraped a JabRef icon!)

Minor gotcha: Don't know about Mint 18.1 but you need java 8; the 
openjdk version on Mint 17.3 is 7. Try:

java -version

If that says "1.7" you need to look at 
http://ubuntuhandbook.org/index.php/2015/01/install-openjdk-8-ubuntu-14-04-12-04-lts/ 
(or similar) to install the correct java version.

P.