I need to run a Java app ("Exactly") on Linux. It is a software to transfer data and used by an institution I have to cooperate with. https://www.weareavp.com/products/exactly/ Codebase is here: https://github.com/WeAreAVP/uk-exactly
Unfortunately, the programs website offers only downloads for Mac and Windows, but essentially it is a Java Application. Until now, I though, Java Applications run on every platform that supports a virtual Java machine. For older versions of "Exactly" there were also a dedicated .jar download available. In the current "Exactly" User Guide (https://www.weareavp.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/Exactly-User-Guide_v.0.1.5.pdf) I found this sentence: "The Java jar file is now contained within either of the two Windows packages (32 or 64). You can run the Java jar file (located in the /dist path) once you unzip the Windows package."
I downloaded and unziped the Java files from the 64bit package to the directory:
~/java-anwendungen/exactly/
In ~/java-anwendungen/exactly/dist I found the exactly.jar file. I made it executable and tried to start it with no success.
$ java -jar exactly.jar
Fehler: Zum Ausführen dieser Anwendung benötigte JavaFX-Runtime-Komponenten fehlen
(Error: to execute this app needed JavaFX-runtime-components missing)
I'm not a Java Developer, so I do not know how to proceed, to get the .jar file running on Ubuntu Linux. I tried some solutions I found in Internet (see below), but none worked out fine. Any help and advice are welcome!
My Environment: ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS
$ java -version
openjdk version "11.0.11" 2021-04-20
OpenJDK Runtime Environment (build 11.0.11 9-Ubuntu-0ubuntu2.18.04)
OpenJDK 64-Bit Server VM (build 11.0.11 9-Ubuntu-0ubuntu2.18.04, mixed mode, sharing)
The exactly directory:
(base) viejo@notebooka:~/java-anwendungen/exactly/dist$ ls -l
insgesamt 488
drwx------ 2 viejo viejo 4096 Nov 26 18:48 bundles
-rw-rw-r-- 1 viejo viejo 696 Nov 27 01:22 derby.log
-rwxrwxr-x 1 viejo viejo 236145 Sep 19 2017 exactly.jar
-rwxrwxr-x 1 viejo viejo 236352 Nov 26 19:27 exactly.run
-rwxrwxr-x 1 viejo viejo 198 Nov 26 19:14 launchExactly
drwx------ 2 viejo viejo 4096 Nov 26 18:48 lib
-rw-rw-r-- 1 viejo viejo 0 Nov 27 01:22 logfile.txt
-rw-rw-r-- 1 viejo viejo 207 Nov 26 19:24 stub.sh
drwxrwxr-x 5 viejo viejo 4096 Nov 27 01:22 ukexactly
note:
The files exactly.run, launchExactly and stub.sh are created by me following the instructions in proposed solutions I found in Internet (see below)
The files ukexactly, logfile.txt and derby.log were created by solution no.3.
The directory I found javafx (after installing it from Ubuntu repository):
(base) viejo@notebooka:/usr/share/openjfx/lib$ ls -l
insgesamt 6500
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 26 Feb 19 2019 javafx.base.jar -> ../../java/javafx-base.jar
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 30 Feb 19 2019 javafx.controls.jar -> ../../java/javafx-controls.jar
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 26 Feb 19 2019 javafx.fxml.jar -> ../../java/javafx-fxml.jar
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 30 Feb 19 2019 javafx.graphics.jar -> ../../java/javafx-graphics.jar
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 27 Feb 19 2019 javafx.media.jar -> ../../java/javafx-media.jar
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 113 Feb 19 2019 javafx.properties
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 27 Feb 19 2019 javafx.swing.jar -> ../../java/javafx-swing.jar
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 25 Feb 19 2019 javafx.web.jar -> ../../java/javafx-web.jar
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 6651322 Feb 19 2019 src.zip
The directory the symlinks point to:
(base) viejo@notebooka:/usr/share/java$ ls -l
insgesamt 10900
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 5232 Feb 21 2019 gettext.jar
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 35257 Apr 25 2018 java-atk-wrapper.jar
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 2989 Sep 20 2018 java_defaults.mk
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 749850 Feb 19 2019 javafx-base-11.jar
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 18 Feb 19 2019 javafx-base.jar -> javafx-base-11.jar
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 2510966 Feb 19 2019 javafx-controls-11.jar
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 22 Feb 19 2019 javafx-controls.jar -> javafx-controls-11.jar
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 127377 Feb 19 2019 javafx-fxml-11.jar
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 18 Feb 19 2019 javafx-fxml.jar -> javafx-fxml-11.jar
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 4365220 Feb 19 2019 javafx-graphics-11.jar
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 22 Feb 19 2019 javafx-graphics.jar -> javafx-graphics-11.jar
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 270551 Feb 19 2019 javafx-media-11.jar
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 19 Feb 19 2019 javafx-media.jar -> javafx-media-11.jar
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 119827 Feb 19 2019 javafx-swing-11.jar
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 19 Feb 19 2019 javafx-swing.jar -> javafx-swing-11.jar
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 714674 Feb 19 2019 javafx-web-11.jar
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 17 Feb 19 2019 javafx-web.jar -> javafx-web-11.jar
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 5385 Nov 18 14:52 java_uno.jar
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 368 Nov 18 14:52 juh-7.2.3.jar
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 13 Nov 18 14:52 juh.jar -> juh-7.2.3.jar
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 356 Nov 18 14:52 jurt-7.2.3.jar
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 14 Nov 18 14:52 jurt.jar -> jurt-7.2.3.jar
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 2613 Feb 21 2019 libintl.jar
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 2191511 Nov 18 14:52 libreoffice-7.2.3.jar
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 21 Nov 18 14:52 libreoffice.jar -> libreoffice-7.2.3.jar
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 356 Nov 18 14:52 ridl-7.2.3.jar
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 14 Nov 18 14:52 ridl.jar -> ridl-7.2.3.jar
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 356 Nov 18 14:52 unoil-7.2.3.jar
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 15 Nov 18 14:52 unoil.jar -> unoil-7.2.3.jar
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 4727 Nov 18 14:52 unoloader-7.2.3.jar
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 19 Nov 18 14:52 unoloader.jar -> unoloader-7.2.3.jar
My internet research lead to various proposed solutions, but none worked out:
Solution 1 create a bash script:
https://edencoding.com/runtime-components-error/#jar
see also: Convert .jar to an application for Windows, Linux & Mac
My bash file: launchExactly:
#!/bin/bash
java -jar exactly.jar --module-path /usr/share/openjfx/lib --add-modules javafx.controls,javafx.fxml
$ ./launchExactly
Fehler: Zum Ausführen dieser Anwendung benötigte JavaFX-Runtime-Komponenten fehlen
Solution 2 append jar to a bash script:
https://coderwall.com/p/ssuaxa/how-to-make-a-jar-file-linux-executable
Create a bash file:
#!/bin/sh
MYSELF=`which "$0" 2>/dev/null`
[ $? -gt 0 -a -f "$0" ] && MYSELF="./$0"
java=java
if test -n "$JAVA_HOME"; then
java="$JAVA_HOME/bin/java"
fi
exec "$java" $java_args -jar $MYSELF "$@"
exit 1
Append the .jar File:
cat stub.sh exaxtly.jar > exactly.run && chmod x exactly.run
Also fails to start the jar:
$ exactly.run
exactly.run: Befehl nicht gefunden. (command not found)
$ ./exactly.run
Fehler: Zum Ausführen dieser Anwendung benötigte JavaFX-Runtime-Komponenten fehlen
(error: JavaFX-runtime-components needed to execute app missing)
Solution 3 start .jar with parameters on comandline:
How do I fix JavaFX runtime components are missing?
$ java --module-path /usr/share/openjfx/lib --add-modules ALL-MODULE-PATH -jar exactly.jar
Result:
$ java --module-path /usr/share/openjfx/lib --add-modules ALL-MODULE-PATH -jar exactly.jar
[EL Info]: 2021-11-27 01:22:39.859--ServerSession(255728718)--EclipseLink, version: Eclipse Persistence Services - 2.5.2.v20140319-9ad6abd
[EL Info]: connection: 2021-11-27 01:22:40.605--ServerSession(255728718)--file:/home/viejo/java-anwendungen/exactly/dist/exactly.jar_UKSipperflyPU login successful
Exception in thread "AWT-EventQueue-0" java.lang.NullPointerException
at java.desktop/javax.swing.ImageIcon.<init>(ImageIcon.java:217)
at uk.sipperfly.ui.Exactly.<init>(Exactly.java:107)
at uk.sipperfly.ui.Exactly$83.run(Exactly.java:2971)
at java.desktop/java.awt.event.InvocationEvent.dispatch(InvocationEvent.java:313)
at java.desktop/java.awt.EventQueue.dispatchEventImpl(EventQueue.java:770)
at java.desktop/java.awt.EventQueue$4.run(EventQueue.java:721)
at java.desktop/java.awt.EventQueue$4.run(EventQueue.java:715)
at java.base/java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(Native Method)
at java.base/java.security.ProtectionDomain$JavaSecurityAccessImpl.doIntersectionPrivilege(ProtectionDomain.java:85)
at java.desktop/java.awt.EventQueue.dispatchEvent(EventQueue.java:740)
at java.desktop/java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpOneEventForFilters(EventDispatchThread.java:203)
at java.desktop/java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEventsForFilter(EventDispatchThread.java:124)
at java.desktop/java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEventsForHierarchy(EventDispatchThread.java:113)
at java.desktop/java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEvents(EventDispatchThread.java:109)
at java.desktop/java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEvents(EventDispatchThread.java:101)
at java.desktop/java.awt.EventDispatchThread.run(EventDispatchThread.java:90)
The created derby.log file contains this information:
----------------------------------------------------------------
Mon Nov 29 12:59:52 CET 2021:
Booting Derby version The Apache Software Foundation - Apache Derby - 10.11.1.1 - (1616546): instance a816c00e-017d-$
on database directory /home/viejo/java-anwendungen/exactly/dist/ukexactly with class loader java.net.URLClassLoader@$
Loaded from file:/home/viejo/java-anwendungen/exactly/dist/lib/derby.jar
java.vendor=Ubuntu
java.runtime.version=11.0.11 9-Ubuntu-0ubuntu2.18.04
user.dir=/home/viejo/java-anwendungen/exactly/dist
os.name=Linux
os.arch=amd64
os.version=5.4.0-90-generic
derby.system.home=null
Database Class Loader started - derby.database.classpath=''
The created logfile.txt is empty.
This attempt was the most promising, since at least the .jar started but it ended quickly in the above error message.
Note: A combination of solution 1 and 3 by changing the bash-script of solution 1 with the parameters from solution 3 resulted in the same errors of solution 3.
Now I am stuck and do not now how to proceed or if it is of any value to try to get the .jar file run under Linux.
CodePudding user response：
Your error seems to be related to Another issue & not with the Java dependencies. Kindly check any image file is missing while migrating the project or creating the jar file.
If possible could you please paste the code or screenshot of the code you are trying to run?
CodePudding user response：
You need an Instance of Java 8. The Newer verions don't have JavaFX libaries anymore.