Launcher to .jar file?

[zami]

I have this file
AlienFXLite-0.4b.jar

in this directory
/home/laura/AlienFX

that I open/run with this command
sudo java -jar AlienFXLite-0.4b.jar

Instead of using the terminal every time, I'd like to make a launcher. How can I do this?

I've tried...
/home/AlienFX/ && gksudo java -jar AlienFXLite-0.4b.jar
gksudo java -jar /home/laura/AlienFX/AlienFXLite-0.4b.jar
And about 50 varients on those two lines. Heh. I'm stumped.

Thanks for any help!

-zami

[Vaphell]

what about gksu sh -c "java -jar /home/laura/AlienFX/AlienFXLite-0.4b.jar" ?

[spcwingo]

I would create a shell script which is what I think Vaphell was suggesting. To do that open your text editor and enter this:

/bin/bash

gksudo java -jar /home/laura/AlienFX/AlienFXLite-0.4b.jar

Then save (I would suggest naming it something starting with a . in your home folder so it will be hidden) and quit. Then just right-click on your menu and select "Edit Menus". Then just add it anywhere you want it on your menu.

Oh, I almost forgot...you also have to make it executable. Navigate to wherever you saved it and right-click it. Select "Properties" and then the "Permissions" tab. Finally tick the box beside "Allow executing file as program". You should now be golden.

[zami]

Well I finally put the entire .jar file into my home directory (just take the variables of slashes and home and my name out of the equation!) and then it opened just fine with

gksu "java -jar AlienFXLite-0.4b.jar"

Thanks for scooting me along the right path, all.

-zami