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How to Install Jabref on Linux

15 January, 2019

Here’s how to install Jabref on Linux:

Install JavaFX

apt install openjfx

If this doesn’t work, consider apt install oracle-java8-installer instead.

Download Jabref platform independent

Run Jabref by

java -jar JabRef-5.*.jar

Jabref alternative: Mendeley Desktop reference system also works well on Linux and other OS.

curl -O https://www.mendeley.com/repositories/ubuntu/stable/amd64/mendeleydesktop-latest

gdebi mendeleydesktop*.deb
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