Ubuntu – How to make a .jar file executable

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I'm trying to run a jar application under Ubuntu, so I installed OpenJDK Java 7 Runtime, but when I open this application I got this message :

The file '/home/aimad/Programms/jMerise/JMerise.jar' is not marked as
executable. If this was downloaded or copied from an untrusted
source, it may be dangerous to run. For more details, read about the
executable bit.

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You can always run a jar file by doing java -jar JMerise.jar.

However, to make the jar file itself executable, you need to set the executable bit, as the message hints. chmod +x /home/aimad/Programms/jMerise/JMerise.jar will accomplish this.

After that you can do ./JMerise.jar to run it.

man chmod will provide you with information about how chmod works.

Also see: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Security/ExecutableBit

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To make the file executable:-

Press CTRL+T to open a terminal.

Enter this command chmod +x /home/hunter/Downloads/minecraft.jar

Ubuntu – Unable to open .jar files with Java

You seem to be using a development version of java : Java 9 has not been released yet.

So, first of all, you should remove this version of java, and install the default one :

sudo apt-get remove openjdk-9-*
sudo apt-get install default-jre

Depending on your version of Ubuntu, it should be a version 7 or 8. If you're on a development version of Ubuntu, you might need to choose version 8 : sudo apt-get install openjdk-8-jre

Then you should be able to run Minecraft.

By the way, the simplest method to install it is to use the PPA instead of trying to run the .jar by hand :

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:minecraft-installer-peeps/minecraft-installer
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install minecraft-installer

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