Building PlayOnLinux 5

This page explains how to build PlayOnLinux 5

On Ubuntu 14.10

Dependencies

First, install the following dependencies:

• maven2
• openjdk-8-jdk
• openjfx

Compile PlayOnLinux 5

Clone the repository:

git clone https://github.com/PlayOnLinux/POL-POM-5

Use the right Java version:

export JAVA_HOME="/usr/lib/jvm/java-8-openjdk-amd64"

Compile PlayOnLinux 5 with Maven:

cd POL-POM-5

mvn2 assembly:assembly

If you are using Oracle JDK, the home path will be /usr/lib/jvm/java-8-oracle

On some distributions, mvn2 is simply named mvn

Run PlayOnLinux 5

Run the previously built jar file

java -jar target/playonlinux-5.0-SNAPSHOT-jar-with-dependencies.jar

On Arch

The following has only been tested on 64-bit Arch installs.

Dependencies

First, install the following dependencies:

• maven
• jdk8-openjdk
• gradle-1.8 (AUR)
• openjfx (AUR)

You will need to set JAVA_HOME to "/usr/lib/jvm/java-8-openjdk" after installing jdk8-openjdk, but before installing openjfx.

Compile PlayOnLinux 5

Clone the repository:

git clone https://github.com/PlayOnLinux/POL-POM-5

Use the right Java version:

export JAVA_HOME="/usr/lib/jvm/java-8-openjdk"

Compile PlayOnLinux 5 with Maven:

cd POL-POM-5

mvn assembly:assembly

If you are using Oracle JDK, the home path will be /usr/lib/jvm/java-8-oracle

Run PlayOnLinux 5

Run the previously built jar file

java -jar target/playonlinux-5.0-SNAPSHOT-jar-with-dependencies.jar