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WernerL

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Registered: 2007-07-03

Posts: 161

jre installed with pacman, but still can't run an java archive file

Hello,

I just installed the jre with the command: pacman -S jre
after it was finished I did this: java -rar file.jar
"bash: java: command not found"

Did I forget something? :-) Can't find anything in the wiki

lenni

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From: London, UK

Registered: 2007-09-21

Posts: 95

Re: jre installed with pacman, but still can't run an java archive file

try

java -jar file.jar

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Combined repo and AUR search

skymt

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Registered: 2006-11-27

Posts: 443

Re: jre installed with pacman, but still can't run an java archive file

Try logging out and back in.

Arch's Java package installs a script in /etc/profile.d that sets up a few environment variables, including adding the directory java is in to your $PATH.

WernerL

Member

Registered: 2007-07-03

Posts: 161

Re: jre installed with pacman, but still can't run an java archive file

Such a simple solution, log out and back in... lol It worked ! great.

lennl: yes jar insteed of rar.. lol :-)

nDray

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From: Portugal

Registered: 2007-01-21

Posts: 143

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Re: jre installed with pacman, but still can't run an java archive file

from now on use

$. /etc/profile

or

$source /etc/profile

it's actually the same thing... '.' (dot) and 'source' do the same thing... no need for loggin off/on...

Zer0

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From: Windsor, ON, Canada

Registered: 2006-08-25

Posts: 299

Re: jre installed with pacman, but still can't run an java archive file

OMG I didn't know about the dot trick..  I know about using source but a dot..   The command line always has nice little tricks up it's sleeve.