How do a I open a .jar on my VPS?

November 20, 2013 2.6k views
williameaster
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I downloaded a .jar and every time I go to open it requests that I select an application to run it on.
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pablo November 21, 2013
According to Wikipedia, .jar is a Java ARchive file. Do you have Java installed on your droplet?
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williameaster November 21, 2013
nope, let me rephrase the question now I understand it better...
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How do I install java on my unbuntu desktop linux vps?

I know I have to type some stuff in terminal but not sure on what I type.
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kamaln7 MOD November 21, 2013
Check out http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/howto-installing-oracle-java7-on-ubuntu-linux/
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