# Linux installer missing on JabRef download page (Solved)

**URL:** <https://discourse.jabref.org/t/linux-installer-missing-on-jabref-download-page-solved/1874>\
**Category:** Help\
**Tags:** recommender-system\
**Created:** [January 7, 2020, 6:58pm UTC](https://discourse.jabref.org/t/linux-installer-missing-on-jabref-download-page-solved/1874 "2020-01-07T18:58:31Z")\
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**Author:** ![kdaud](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/discourse.jabref.org/kdaud/32/624_2.png) [@kdaud](https://discourse.jabref.org/u/kdaud)\
**Post date:** [January 7, 2020, 6:58pm UTC](https://discourse.jabref.org/t/linux-installer-missing-on-jabref-download-page-solved/1874/1 "2020-01-07T18:58:31Z")

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I followed this [link](https://www.fosshub.com/JabRef.html) to download JabRef software but I could not see Linux os installer. I tried running the JabRef Platform independent runnable Jar after downloading it but did not produce any outcome.  
My goal ⚽ is to look at how the software works as I contribute to the source code behind the seen with a clear view of the user functionalities on the other end!

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**Author:** ![Siedlerchr](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/discourse.jabref.org/siedlerchr/32/216_2.png) [@Siedlerchr](https://discourse.jabref.org/u/Siedlerchr)\
**Post date:** [January 7, 2020, 8:51pm UTC](https://discourse.jabref.org/t/linux-installer-missing-on-jabref-download-page-solved/1874/2 "2020-01-07T20:51:48Z")

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The version at the download page there is the last major release version 4.3.1 which required java 8 and could be run directly from the jar. There was no installer.  
With newer versions (from the beta on) this is not any longer possible. However, they directly include a jre.

The latest beta can be downloaded here.

> **[JabRef](https://www.fosshub.com/JabRef-old.html)**
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> JabRef: Free software download for olderv versions of windows, osx, linux.

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**Author:** ![kdaud](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/discourse.jabref.org/kdaud/32/624_2.png) [@kdaud](https://discourse.jabref.org/u/kdaud)\
**Post date:** [January 8, 2020, 3:27am UTC](https://discourse.jabref.org/t/linux-installer-missing-on-jabref-download-page-solved/1874/3 "2020-01-08T03:27:48Z")

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Thanks for the clarification @Siedlerchr. Since I have a local copy of source code, I instead ran it locally by using `./gradlew run` and pretty 💦 worked out!