Releases
- Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) required
- Docker Desktop required
- not yet released
| Release format | Download Page |
|---|---|
| .exe | https://github.com/jonelo/jacksum-for-windows/releases |
| .dmg | https://github.com/jonelo/jacksum-for-macos/releases |
| .sh | https://github.com/jonelo/jacksum-for-linux/releases |
| .zip, .jar and .AppImage | https://github.com/jonelo/jacksum/releases |
| docker | https://hub.docker.com/r/jonelo/jacksum |
You find files there that are explained in this article. The x.y.z is the Semver nomenclature for the actual version of Jacksum.
This is the Java Archive (jar). It contains all compiled Java classes, and a manifest file that allows you to run Jacksum on the command line.
jar files can be run on any operating system where a Java Runtime Environment (JRE) is available, preasumed they contain a manifest file that tells the JRE how to start the application. All major operating systems are supported: Microsoft Windows, macOS, and GNU/Linux.
A Java Runtime Environment (JRE) or a Java Development Kit (JDK). You can get one for free at adoptium.net for example.
java -jar jacksum-x.y.z.jar
To extract the contents of the jar file, it is recommended to use the jar command from a JDK: jar xfv jacksum-x.y.z.jar, because only the jar command from a JDK guarantees to read and extract a jar correctly. Unlike many zip applications, jar uses UTF-8 for the filenames in the jar.
This is Jacksum, packaged in an AppImage. It contains jacksum-x.y.z.jar, and a complete Java Runtime Environment from adoptium.net, everything packaged in one file.
The .AppImage can be run on any Linux on a computer with the x86_64 chipset. It does not run natively on Windows or macOS. It can however, run on Windows with the Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) installed.
AppImages require FUSE version 2 to run. You may need to install it, see this article for more information. Also after the download you must set execute permissions on the binary:
chmod +x *.AppImage
You can run Jacksum in the AppImage on the command line by typing
./Jacksum-x.y.z-x86_64.AppImage
To extract the contents of the AppImage, simply run the AppImage with --appimage-extract. You find all files in a directory called squashfs-root. The AppRun script in the root directory starts Jacksum.
The zip file contains jacksum-x.y.z.jar and simple launch scritps for Unix/Linux and Windows.