For some reason there is no desktop file for OpenJDK 7.
$ apt-file list openjdk-7-jre | grep desktop
openjdk-7-jre: /usr/share/applications/openjdk-7-policytool.desktop
$ dpkg --get-selections | grep openjdk-7
openjdk-7-jre:amd64 install
Install Java with this commands, in order to get the required entry:
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:webupd8team/java
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install oracle-java7-installer
and then
sudo apt-get install oracle-java7-set-default
Or you could create a desktop
file for OpenJDK7
Create a new file in ~/.local/share/applications/
nano ~/.local/share/applications/openjdk7.desktop
and add the lines below:
[Desktop Entry]
Encoding=UTF-8
Name=Open JDK 7 Runtime
Comment=Open JDK 7 Runtime
Exec=/usr/lib/jvm/java-7-openjdk-amd64/jre/bin/java -jar %f
Terminal=false
Type=Application
Icon=java
MimeType=application/x-java-archive;application/java-archive;application/x-jar;
NoDisplay=true
Replace the line
Exec=/usr/lib/jvm/java-7-openjdk-amd64/jre/bin/java -jar %f
with the location of your java installation. You can check the installed JREs with:
update-alternatives --display java
Sample output
java - auto mode
link currently points to /usr/lib/jvm/java-9-oracle/bin/java
/usr/lib/jvm/java-7-openjdk-amd64/jre/bin/java - priority 1071
slave java.1.gz: /usr/lib/jvm/java-7-openjdk-amd64/jre/man/man1/java.1.gz
/usr/lib/jvm/java-8-openjdk-amd64/jre/bin/java - priority 1081
slave java.1.gz: /usr/lib/jvm/java-8-openjdk-amd64/jre/man/man1/java.1.gz
/usr/lib/jvm/java-8-oracle/jre/bin/java - priority 1083
slave java.1.gz: /usr/lib/jvm/java-8-oracle/man/man1/java.1.gz
/usr/lib/jvm/java-9-oracle/bin/java - priority 1084
Current 'best' version is '/usr/lib/jvm/java-9-oracle/bin/java'.
The files you're looking for aren't in openjdk-7-jre
; they're in openjdk-7-jre-headless
.
The openjdk-7-jre-headless
package installs the following list of files (from Ubuntu 15.10 amd64 installation):
/.
/usr
/usr/lib
/usr/lib/jvm
/usr/lib/jvm/.java-1.7.0-openjdk-amd64.jinfo
/usr/lib/jvm/java-7-openjdk-amd64
/usr/lib/jvm/java-7-openjdk-amd64/man
/usr/lib/jvm/java-7-openjdk-amd64/man/ja_JP.UTF-8
/usr/lib/jvm/java-7-openjdk-amd64/man/ja_JP.UTF-8/man1
/usr/lib/jvm/java-7-openjdk-amd64/man/man1
/usr/lib/jvm/java-7-openjdk-amd64/jre
/usr/lib/jvm/java-7-openjdk-amd64/jre/man
/usr/lib/jvm/java-7-openjdk-amd64/jre/man/ja_JP.UTF-8
/usr/lib/jvm/java-7-openjdk-amd64/jre/man/ja_JP.UTF-8/man1
/usr/lib/jvm/java-7-openjdk-amd64/jre/man/ja_JP.UTF-8/man1/rmiregistry.1.gz
/usr/lib/jvm/java-7-openjdk-amd64/jre/man/ja_JP.UTF-8/man1/pack200.1.gz
/usr/lib/jvm/java-7-openjdk-amd64/jre/man/ja_JP.UTF-8/man1/keytool.1.gz
/usr/lib/jvm/java-7-openjdk-amd64/jre/man/ja_JP.UTF-8/man1/orbd.1.gz
/usr/lib/jvm/java-7-openjdk-amd64/jre/man/ja_JP.UTF-8/man1/rmid.1.gz
/usr/lib/jvm/java-7-openjdk-amd64/jre/man/ja_JP.UTF-8/man1/servertool.1.gz
/usr/lib/jvm/java-7-openjdk-amd64/jre/man/ja_JP.UTF-8/man1/unpack200.1.gz
/usr/lib/jvm/java-7-openjdk-amd64/jre/man/ja_JP.UTF-8/man1/tnameserv.1.gz
/usr/lib/jvm/java-7-openjdk-amd64/jre/man/ja_JP.UTF-8/man1/java.1.gz
/usr/lib/jvm/java-7-openjdk-amd64/jre/man/man1
/usr/lib/jvm/java-7-openjdk-amd64/jre/man/man1/rmiregistry.1.gz
/usr/lib/jvm/java-7-openjdk-amd64/jre/man/man1/pack200.1.gz
/usr/lib/jvm/java-7-openjdk-amd64/jre/man/man1/keytool.1.gz
/usr/lib/jvm/java-7-openjdk-amd64/jre/man/man1/orbd.1.gz
/usr/lib/jvm/java-7-openjdk-amd64/jre/man/man1/rmid.1.gz
/usr/lib/jvm/java-7-openjdk-amd64/jre/man/man1/servertool.1.gz
/usr/lib/jvm/java-7-openjdk-amd64/jre/man/man1/unpack200.1.gz
/usr/lib/jvm/java-7-openjdk-amd64/jre/man/man1/tnameserv.1.gz
/usr/lib/jvm/java-7-openjdk-amd64/jre/man/man1/java.1.gz
/usr/lib/jvm/java-7-openjdk-amd64/jre/THIRD_PARTY_README
/usr/lib/jvm/java-7-openjdk-amd64/jre/ASSEMBLY_EXCEPTION
/usr/lib/jvm/java-7-openjdk-amd64/jre/lib
/usr/lib/jvm/java-7-openjdk-amd64/jre/lib/rt.jar
/usr/lib/jvm/java-7-openjdk-amd64/jre/lib/currency.data
/usr/lib/jvm/java-7-openjdk-amd64/jre/lib/images
/usr/lib/jvm/java-7-openjdk-amd64/jre/lib/images/cursors
/usr/lib/jvm/java-7-openjdk-amd64/jre/lib/images/cursors/motif_LinkDrop32x32.gif
/usr/lib/jvm/java-7-openjdk-amd64/jre/lib/images/cursors/motif_MoveNoDrop32x32.gif
/usr/lib/jvm/java-7-openjdk-amd64/jre/lib/images/cursors/motif_LinkNoDrop32x32.gif
/usr/lib/jvm/java-7-openjdk-amd64/jre/lib/images/cursors/motif_MoveDrop32x32.gif
/usr/lib/jvm/java-7-openjdk-amd64/jre/lib/images/cursors/motif_CopyNoDrop32x32.gif
/usr/lib/jvm/java-7-openjdk-amd64/jre/lib/images/cursors/invalid32x32.gif
/usr/lib/jvm/java-7-openjdk-amd64/jre/lib/images/cursors/motif_CopyDrop32x32.gif
/usr/lib/jvm/java-7-openjdk-amd64/jre/lib/jvm.hprof.txt
/usr/lib/jvm/java-7-openjdk-amd64/jre/lib/javazic.jar
/usr/lib/jvm/java-7-openjdk-amd64/jre/lib/classlist
/usr/lib/jvm/java-7-openjdk-amd64/jre/lib/management-agent.jar
/usr/lib/jvm/java-7-openjdk-amd64/jre/lib/security
/usr/lib/jvm/java-7-openjdk-amd64/jre/lib/security/US_export_policy.jar
/usr/lib/jvm/java-7-openjdk-amd64/jre/lib/security/local_policy.jar
/usr/lib/jvm/java-7-openjdk-amd64/jre/lib/jsse.jar
/usr/lib/jvm/java-7-openjdk-amd64/jre/lib/jce.jar
/usr/lib/jvm/java-7-openjdk-amd64/jre/lib/cmm
/usr/lib/jvm/java-7-openjdk-amd64/jre/lib/cmm/PYCC.pf
/usr/lib/jvm/java-7-openjdk-amd64/jre/lib/cmm/LINEAR_RGB.pf
/usr/lib/jvm/java-7-openjdk-amd64/jre/lib/cmm/sRGB.pf
/usr/lib/jvm/java-7-openjdk-amd64/jre/lib/cmm/GRAY.pf
/usr/lib/jvm/java-7-openjdk-amd64/jre/lib/cmm/CIEXYZ.pf
/usr/lib/jvm/java-7-openjdk-amd64/jre/lib/amd64
/usr/lib/jvm/java-7-openjdk-amd64/jre/lib/amd64/libinstrument.so
/usr/lib/jvm/java-7-openjdk-amd64/jre/lib/amd64/libj2krb5.so
/usr/lib/jvm/java-7-openjdk-amd64/jre/lib/amd64/headless
/usr/lib/jvm/java-7-openjdk-amd64/jre/lib/amd64/headless/libmawt.so
/usr/lib/jvm/java-7-openjdk-amd64/jre/lib/amd64/server
/usr/lib/jvm/java-7-openjdk-amd64/jre/lib/amd64/server/libjvm.so
/usr/lib/jvm/java-7-openjdk-amd64/jre/lib/amd64/server/Xusage.txt
/usr/lib/jvm/java-7-openjdk-amd64/jre/lib/amd64/libjawt.so
/usr/lib/jvm/java-7-openjdk-amd64/jre/lib/amd64/libjsdt.so
/usr/lib/jvm/java-7-openjdk-amd64/jre/lib/amd64/libunpack.so
/usr/lib/jvm/java-7-openjdk-amd64/jre/lib/amd64/libawt.so
/usr/lib/jvm/java-7-openjdk-amd64/jre/lib/amd64/libicedtea-sound.so
/usr/lib/jvm/java-7-openjdk-amd64/jre/lib/amd64/libnpt.so
/usr/lib/jvm/java-7-openjdk-amd64/jre/lib/amd64/libhprof.so
/usr/lib/jvm/java-7-openjdk-amd64/jre/lib/amd64/libjsound.so
/usr/lib/jvm/java-7-openjdk-amd64/jre/lib/amd64/libj2gss.so
/usr/lib/jvm/java-7-openjdk-amd64/jre/lib/amd64/libjaas_unix.so
/usr/lib/jvm/java-7-openjdk-amd64/jre/lib/amd64/libzip.so
/usr/lib/jvm/java-7-openjdk-amd64/jre/lib/amd64/libnio.so
/usr/lib/jvm/java-7-openjdk-amd64/jre/lib/amd64/libjavalcms.so
/usr/lib/jvm/java-7-openjdk-amd64/jre/lib/amd64/libverify.so
/usr/lib/jvm/java-7-openjdk-amd64/jre/lib/amd64/libj2pcsc.so
/usr/lib/jvm/java-7-openjdk-amd64/jre/lib/amd64/libmanagement.so
/usr/lib/jvm/java-7-openjdk-amd64/jre/lib/amd64/libmlib_image.so
/usr/lib/jvm/java-7-openjdk-amd64/jre/lib/amd64/jli
/usr/lib/jvm/java-7-openjdk-amd64/jre/lib/amd64/jli/libjli.so
/usr/lib/jvm/java-7-openjdk-amd64/jre/lib/amd64/libsaproc.so
/usr/lib/jvm/java-7-openjdk-amd64/jre/lib/amd64/libdt_socket.so
/usr/lib/jvm/java-7-openjdk-amd64/jre/lib/amd64/libjava.so
/usr/lib/jvm/java-7-openjdk-amd64/jre/lib/amd64/libsctp.so
/usr/lib/jvm/java-7-openjdk-amd64/jre/lib/amd64/libnet.so
/usr/lib/jvm/java-7-openjdk-amd64/jre/lib/amd64/libattach.so
/usr/lib/jvm/java-7-openjdk-amd64/jre/lib/amd64/libjavajpeg.so
/usr/lib/jvm/java-7-openjdk-amd64/jre/lib/amd64/jvm.cfg-default
/usr/lib/jvm/java-7-openjdk-amd64/jre/lib/amd64/libj2pkcs11.so
/usr/lib/jvm/java-7-openjdk-amd64/jre/lib/amd64/libjava_crw_demo.so
/usr/lib/jvm/java-7-openjdk-amd64/jre/lib/amd64/libjsig.so
/usr/lib/jvm/java-7-openjdk-amd64/jre/lib/amd64/libjdwp.so
/usr/lib/jvm/java-7-openjdk-amd64/jre/lib/amd64/libfontmanager.so
/usr/lib/jvm/java-7-openjdk-amd64/jre/lib/management
/usr/lib/jvm/java-7-openjdk-amd64/jre/lib/resources.jar
/usr/lib/jvm/java-7-openjdk-amd64/jre/lib/ext
/usr/lib/jvm/java-7-openjdk-amd64/jre/lib/ext/icedtea-sound.jar
/usr/lib/jvm/java-7-openjdk-amd64/jre/lib/ext/zipfs.jar
/usr/lib/jvm/java-7-openjdk-amd64/jre/lib/ext/sunjce_provider.jar
/usr/lib/jvm/java-7-openjdk-amd64/jre/lib/ext/sunpkcs11.jar
/usr/lib/jvm/java-7-openjdk-amd64/jre/lib/ext/dnsns.jar
/usr/lib/jvm/java-7-openjdk-amd64/jre/lib/ext/localedata.jar
/usr/lib/jvm/java-7-openjdk-amd64/jre/lib/meta-index
/usr/lib/jvm/java-7-openjdk-amd64/jre/lib/jar.binfmt
/usr/lib/jvm/java-7-openjdk-amd64/jre/lib/rhino.jar
/usr/lib/jvm/java-7-openjdk-amd64/jre/lib/jexec
/usr/lib/jvm/java-7-openjdk-amd64/jre/lib/compilefontconfig.jar
/usr/lib/jvm/java-7-openjdk-amd64/jre/lib/charsets.jar
/usr/lib/jvm/java-7-openjdk-amd64/jre/bin
/usr/lib/jvm/java-7-openjdk-amd64/jre/bin/orbd
/usr/lib/jvm/java-7-openjdk-amd64/jre/bin/pack200
/usr/lib/jvm/java-7-openjdk-amd64/jre/bin/keytool
/usr/lib/jvm/java-7-openjdk-amd64/jre/bin/java
/usr/lib/jvm/java-7-openjdk-amd64/jre/bin/rmiregistry
/usr/lib/jvm/java-7-openjdk-amd64/jre/bin/tnameserv
/usr/lib/jvm/java-7-openjdk-amd64/jre/bin/rmid
/usr/lib/jvm/java-7-openjdk-amd64/jre/bin/servertool
/usr/lib/jvm/java-7-openjdk-amd64/jre/bin/unpack200
/usr/lib/jvm/java-7-openjdk-amd64/bin
/usr/lib/jvm/java-7-openjdk-amd64/bin/java-rmi.cgi
/usr/share
/usr/share/doc
/usr/share/doc/openjdk-7-jre-headless
/usr/share/doc/openjdk-7-jre-headless/JAVA_HOME
/usr/share/doc/openjdk-7-jre-headless/NEWS.IcedTea.gz
/usr/share/doc/openjdk-7-jre-headless/README.alternatives
/usr/share/doc/openjdk-7-jre-headless/AUTHORS.IcedTea
/usr/share/doc/openjdk-7-jre-headless/copyright
/usr/share/doc/openjdk-7-jre-headless/changelog.Debian.gz
/usr/share/doc/openjdk-7-jre-headless/README.Debian
/usr/share/doc/openjdk-7-jre-headless/README.IcedTea.gz
/usr/share/binfmts
/usr/share/lintian
/usr/share/lintian/overrides
/usr/share/lintian/overrides/openjdk-7-jre-headless
/etc
/etc/java-7-openjdk
/etc/java-7-openjdk/fontconfig.properties
/etc/java-7-openjdk/images
/etc/java-7-openjdk/images/cursors
/etc/java-7-openjdk/images/cursors/cursors.properties
/etc/java-7-openjdk/sound.properties
/etc/java-7-openjdk/logging.properties
/etc/java-7-openjdk/jvm-amd64.cfg
/etc/java-7-openjdk/accessibility.properties
/etc/java-7-openjdk/net.properties
/etc/java-7-openjdk/swing.properties
/etc/java-7-openjdk/tz.properties
/etc/java-7-openjdk/calendars.properties
/etc/java-7-openjdk/flavormap.properties
/etc/java-7-openjdk/psfontj2d.properties
/etc/java-7-openjdk/security
/etc/java-7-openjdk/security/nss.cfg
/etc/java-7-openjdk/security/java.policy
/etc/java-7-openjdk/security/java.security
/etc/java-7-openjdk/management
/etc/java-7-openjdk/management/jmxremote.password
/etc/java-7-openjdk/management/management.properties
/etc/java-7-openjdk/management/jmxremote.access
/etc/java-7-openjdk/management/snmp.acl
/etc/java-7-openjdk/content-types.properties
/etc/java-7-openjdk/psfont.properties.ja
/usr/lib/jvm/java-7-openjdk-amd64/man/ja_JP.UTF-8/man1/rmiregistry.1.gz
/usr/lib/jvm/java-7-openjdk-amd64/man/ja_JP.UTF-8/man1/pack200.1.gz
/usr/lib/jvm/java-7-openjdk-amd64/man/ja_JP.UTF-8/man1/keytool.1.gz
/usr/lib/jvm/java-7-openjdk-amd64/man/ja_JP.UTF-8/man1/orbd.1.gz
/usr/lib/jvm/java-7-openjdk-amd64/man/ja_JP.UTF-8/man1/rmid.1.gz
/usr/lib/jvm/java-7-openjdk-amd64/man/ja_JP.UTF-8/man1/servertool.1.gz
/usr/lib/jvm/java-7-openjdk-amd64/man/ja_JP.UTF-8/man1/unpack200.1.gz
/usr/lib/jvm/java-7-openjdk-amd64/man/ja_JP.UTF-8/man1/tnameserv.1.gz
/usr/lib/jvm/java-7-openjdk-amd64/man/ja_JP.UTF-8/man1/java.1.gz
/usr/lib/jvm/java-7-openjdk-amd64/man/ja
/usr/lib/jvm/java-7-openjdk-amd64/man/man1/rmiregistry.1.gz
/usr/lib/jvm/java-7-openjdk-amd64/man/man1/pack200.1.gz
/usr/lib/jvm/java-7-openjdk-amd64/man/man1/keytool.1.gz
/usr/lib/jvm/java-7-openjdk-amd64/man/man1/orbd.1.gz
/usr/lib/jvm/java-7-openjdk-amd64/man/man1/rmid.1.gz
/usr/lib/jvm/java-7-openjdk-amd64/man/man1/servertool.1.gz
/usr/lib/jvm/java-7-openjdk-amd64/man/man1/unpack200.1.gz
/usr/lib/jvm/java-7-openjdk-amd64/man/man1/tnameserv.1.gz
/usr/lib/jvm/java-7-openjdk-amd64/man/man1/java.1.gz
/usr/lib/jvm/java-7-openjdk-amd64/jre/man/ja
/usr/lib/jvm/java-7-openjdk-amd64/jre/lib/fontconfig.properties
/usr/lib/jvm/java-7-openjdk-amd64/jre/lib/images/cursors/cursors.properties
/usr/lib/jvm/java-7-openjdk-amd64/jre/lib/sound.properties
/usr/lib/jvm/java-7-openjdk-amd64/jre/lib/logging.properties
/usr/lib/jvm/java-7-openjdk-amd64/jre/lib/accessibility.properties
/usr/lib/jvm/java-7-openjdk-amd64/jre/lib/net.properties
/usr/lib/jvm/java-7-openjdk-amd64/jre/lib/swing.properties
/usr/lib/jvm/java-7-openjdk-amd64/jre/lib/tz.properties
/usr/lib/jvm/java-7-openjdk-amd64/jre/lib/calendars.properties
/usr/lib/jvm/java-7-openjdk-amd64/jre/lib/flavormap.properties
/usr/lib/jvm/java-7-openjdk-amd64/jre/lib/psfontj2d.properties
/usr/lib/jvm/java-7-openjdk-amd64/jre/lib/security/nss.cfg
/usr/lib/jvm/java-7-openjdk-amd64/jre/lib/security/cacerts
/usr/lib/jvm/java-7-openjdk-amd64/jre/lib/security/java.policy
/usr/lib/jvm/java-7-openjdk-amd64/jre/lib/security/java.security
/usr/lib/jvm/java-7-openjdk-amd64/jre/lib/amd64/jvm.cfg
/usr/lib/jvm/java-7-openjdk-amd64/jre/lib/amd64/server/libjsig.so
/usr/lib/jvm/java-7-openjdk-amd64/jre/lib/management/jmxremote.password
/usr/lib/jvm/java-7-openjdk-amd64/jre/lib/management/management.properties
/usr/lib/jvm/java-7-openjdk-amd64/jre/lib/management/jmxremote.access
/usr/lib/jvm/java-7-openjdk-amd64/jre/lib/management/snmp.acl
/usr/lib/jvm/java-7-openjdk-amd64/jre/lib/content-types.properties
/usr/lib/jvm/java-7-openjdk-amd64/jre/lib/psfont.properties.ja
/usr/lib/jvm/java-7-openjdk-amd64/jre/lib/zi
/usr/lib/jvm/java-7-openjdk-amd64/docs
/usr/lib/jvm/java-7-openjdk-amd64/bin/orbd
/usr/lib/jvm/java-7-openjdk-amd64/bin/pack200
/usr/lib/jvm/java-7-openjdk-amd64/bin/keytool
/usr/lib/jvm/java-7-openjdk-amd64/bin/java
/usr/lib/jvm/java-7-openjdk-amd64/bin/rmiregistry
/usr/lib/jvm/java-7-openjdk-amd64/bin/tnameserv
/usr/lib/jvm/java-7-openjdk-amd64/bin/rmid
/usr/lib/jvm/java-7-openjdk-amd64/bin/servertool
/usr/lib/jvm/java-7-openjdk-amd64/bin/unpack200
/usr/lib/jvm/java-1.7.0-openjdk-amd64
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If all the users in your system don't need access the files, you can put them in your home folder or even better in bin folder (create one if not already done) under your home folder. That way you have a personal bin directory which can be accessed from terminal without specifying the file extension or the program to open the file.
For example,
would make the terminal to run my-app.any_possible_extension with proper program (Sun's Java or Openjdk in this case). If you create the bin folder, you need to log out and log back in order for the system to recognise the new bin folder. Also, files in the personal bin folder must have been set as executable, otherwise terminal will ignore the file.