extracting *.jar files

Forum: Other Help Topics
Topic: extracting *.jar files
started by: kbf

Posted by kbf on Dec. 11 2004,15:24

Being new to linux I have problems to extract a *.jar file.
Could anybody give me a hint please??
I am running the latest version od DSL installed on my Dell Inspiron 8100 laptop and like it very much.

Karl

Posted by Max on Dec. 12 2004,00:29

Well, first you have to install java. Two versions are in the DSL repository.

If you want to extract, then:
jar xvf <filename>.jar

If you are trying to run the jar, then:
java -jar <filename>.jar

Posted by kbf on Dec. 12 2004,18:01

Thank you very much

Karl