LibreOffice integration with OpenJDK instead of Oracle Java
Hello,
Oracle adjusted it's licence policy so that it is not allowed to use Java on non-private computers without payment. I use zotero-LibreOffice for a long time and want to install it on my computer at the research institute as well. Unfoutunately I run into problems installing the Zotero-LibreOffice integration (plug-in). In the process of installing it from within the add-ons pane of Zotero I get the message: "Zotero Libre-Office plug-in requires Java Runtime Environment".
This is not a privat computer so I need to use the alternative free version of Java OpenJDK. I installed it under Windows 10 with the installers from the AdoptOpenJDK project (https://adoptopenjdk.net/). First I installed the current 13 version. Still the message that JRE is required appeared.
After reading some of the post in this forum I decided to switch back to version 8 and installed the OpenJDK version 8. On command line"java -version" shows:
openjdk version "1.8.0_232"
OpenJDK Runtime Environment (AdoptOpenJDK)(build 1.8.0_232-b09)
OpenJDK 64-Bit Server VM (AdoptOpenJDK)(build 25.232-b09, mixed mode)
Still when trying to install zotero LibreOffice plug-in I get the message that java is missing.
Any Idea how I can use Zotero integration into LibreOffice without infringe software licence or make my institution feed Oracle with money?
I can not belife that two leading open-source projects like Zotero and LibreOffice depend on proprietary software from Oracle while there is an opensource alternative.
Oracle adjusted it's licence policy so that it is not allowed to use Java on non-private computers without payment. I use zotero-LibreOffice for a long time and want to install it on my computer at the research institute as well. Unfoutunately I run into problems installing the Zotero-LibreOffice integration (plug-in). In the process of installing it from within the add-ons pane of Zotero I get the message: "Zotero Libre-Office plug-in requires Java Runtime Environment".
This is not a privat computer so I need to use the alternative free version of Java OpenJDK. I installed it under Windows 10 with the installers from the AdoptOpenJDK project (https://adoptopenjdk.net/). First I installed the current 13 version. Still the message that JRE is required appeared.
After reading some of the post in this forum I decided to switch back to version 8 and installed the OpenJDK version 8. On command line"java -version" shows:
openjdk version "1.8.0_232"
OpenJDK Runtime Environment (AdoptOpenJDK)(build 1.8.0_232-b09)
OpenJDK 64-Bit Server VM (AdoptOpenJDK)(build 25.232-b09, mixed mode)
Still when trying to install zotero LibreOffice plug-in I get the message that java is missing.
Any Idea how I can use Zotero integration into LibreOffice without infringe software licence or make my institution feed Oracle with money?
I can not belife that two leading open-source projects like Zotero and LibreOffice depend on proprietary software from Oracle while there is an opensource alternative.
Make sure that LibreOffice has a valid JRE selected. OpenJDK should work on Windows.
But I located the extension (C:\Program Files (x86)\Zotero\extensions\zoteroOpenOfficeIntegration@zotero.org\install\Zotero_OpenOffice_Integration.oxt) and installed that manually through LibreOffice extension manager, and now it works.