My actual version of java is
$ java -version
java version "1.6.0_38"
Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 1.6.0_38-b05)
Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM (build 20.13-b02, mixed mode)
and it possible to run jnlp file as
$ javaws ContestAppletProd.jnlp
(it's TopCoder Contest Arena)
but I want to run it with simple double click.
When I do right click on file, there is "Open with Other Application" option, but I do not know how to add javaws here.
Best Answer
You will need to create a
.desktop
file like described in the this post forjavaws
to appear inOpen With
dialog.In your case you will need to create a new text file in the folder
~/.local/share/applications
. Name this file whatever you want, it has to have the extension.desktop
. The content of this file has to be the following:Please pay attention that the path to
javaws
executable in theExec
parameter may be different on your system. You can find out the path to yourjavaws
executable by typing the following command in terminal:or by listing all your JDK/JRE installations with the command: