Hi! JabRef stopped opening on Ubuntu, giving me:
Error occurred during initialization of boot layer
java.lang.module.FindException: Module java.se.ee not found
java --version shows:
openjdk 11.0.1 2018-10-16
OpenJDK Runtime Environment (build 11.0.1+13-Ubuntu-3ubuntu3.18.10.1)
OpenJDK 64-Bit Server VM (build 11.0.1+13-Ubuntu-3ubuntu3.18.10.1, mixed mode, sharing)
How should I fix this?
Thanks for the help!
You have java 11 installed.
JabRef requires java 8:
http://help.jabref.org/en/FAQlinux
The current 5.x development version is also avaiable as snap. However, the snap version does not work with libre office
Regards
Christoph
as i also use (k)ubuntu here my quick install info.
Open terminal and enter (add sudo if needed):
your java-version:
java -version
Install java:
apt install openjdk-8-jre
apt install openjfx
Download jabref from jabref.org
Create Install directory:
mkdir /opt/jabref
mv downloaded jabref to install directory:
mv /home/yourusername/Downloads/JabRefdownloadname.jar /opt/jabref/jabref.jar
Create starter by openeing editor - e.g. kate:
SUDO_EDITOR=kate sudoedit /opt/jabref/jabref.sh
File Content:
#!/bin/bash
java -jar /opt/jabref/jabref.jar &
Terminal again:
make executable:
chmod +x /opt/jabref/jabref.sh
Start with:
java -jar /opt/jabref/jabref.jar
and/or create Symlink:
ln -s /opt/jabref/jabref.sh /usr/local/bin/jabref
this worked for me.