My jvm installation apparently does not contain javaws.
sudo update-alternatives --get-selections | grep ^java
java manual /usr/lib/jvm/java-12-oracle/bin/java
javac manual /usr/lib/jvm/java-12-oracle/bin/javac
javadoc manual /usr/lib/jvm/java-12-oracle/bin/javadoc
javap manual /usr/lib/jvm/java-12-oracle/bin/javap
I have used both the ppa and a direct install from oracle here:
https://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/downloads/jdk12-downloads-5295953.html
and
https://linuxconfig.org/how-to-install-java-on-ubuntu-18-04-bionic-beaver-linux
I need javaws to launch a jnlp file.
Any ideas?
Thanks in advance.
(NOTE: I tried v11 and v8 ppa appears unavailable due to new licensing.)
Best Answer
javaws
is included in the packageicedtea-netx
.sudo apt install icedtea-netx
From here.