Linux
JabRef comes with a bundled JRE. There is no need to install Java separately. Thus, there should be no issues at start up.
JabRef requires Java 8
Please follow the steps provided on our installation page. JabRef 4.x does not run under Java 9 or newer. See https://github.com/JabRef/jabref/issues/2594
You have several Java Virtual Machines installed, and under the command line the wrong one is chosen. Have a look at the previous question that tells you how to change the virtual machine used.
In the background, JabRef uses JavaFX. Applications using JavaFX can be scaled via
java -Dglass.gtk.uiScale=1.5 -jar <application>.jar
. If you have installed JabRef via a package manager, you probably don't have a .jar
file but a binary file. In this case, you need to find your JabRef.cfg
in your installation folder (possibly located at /opt/JabRef/lib/app/JabRef.cfg
) and add in the section [JavaOptions]
the line -Dglass.gtk.uiScale=1.5
. Then, restart JabRef. Try finding a value that is suitable for you. On high resolution displays, values around 1.5
seem to be reasonable.A: On Linux, the path to the log files is
~/.cache/jabref/logs/version/
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