So I am using the usb bootable version of tahrpup and I was in the Bash terminal. Tahrpup gives you a package manager and I updated and installed the jre, the default and the newest one. So I went to the terminal and tried to run a .jar file using the java command but it gave me an error saying "java command not found." The indicator is that I havent installed java. Being a new linux user I am a bit confused. How can I install Java so that it will run .jar files? Is it through the bash terminal? Thanks!

P.S. Sorry if there is another thread about this but I didnt see one.

How are you trying to run the file? What is the exact error?

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well I used the cd to go to the my documents file directory (from the terminal) and the error looks like this:



root# java -jar OSBuddy.jar

bash: java command not found

Maybe try operating the system as a normal user instead of root. And, tryand look for a file called java. Then, make a symlink to it in /usr/bin. Did you install the jre from a source package or with the package manager?