running/executing foo.jar

[Arthur Pemberton]

THUFIR HAWAT wrote:

>from gnome, double-clicking on a .jar file I made just opens it.  the
>file's being treated like a .zip file, apparently, and isn't being
>executed.  the file does have a nice jar-icon with a bean in it,
>though.  the following works:
>
>[thufir at localhost bin]$ java -jar HelloWorldSwing.jar
>
>
>what's required to make the jar run with a double-click, please?
>
>
>thanks,
>
>Thufir
>
>  
>
try making the file executeable, either with the GUI (which I am not 
familiar with) or with the terminal with the follwoing command

chmod +x HelloWorldSwing.jar

Then to execute from the terminal just:

./HelloWorldSwing.jar