Installing or Setting up JOGL on Ubuntu

Here are the detailed steps to set up or install JOGL on your ubuntu. First of all you have to download the jogl library(according to your machine) from here . I am using Ubuntu 8.04 on intel board so i downloaded jogl-1.1.1-linux-i586.zip.

So extract the zip file. Now open the folder that you have just now extracted. Go to lib folder.

STEP 1: Now you have to copy four .so files i.e libjogl.so, libjogl_awt.so, libjogl_cg.so, libgluegen-rt.so to [javainstalation directory]/jre/lib/i386

Open the terminal window and type: sudo cp libjogl.so /usr/lib/java/jdk1.6.0_13/jre/lib/i386

similarly you have to copy other three .so files.

*you have to provide you java installation path*

Now you can check the destination if files has been copied.

STEP 2: Now copy jogl.jar and gluegen-rt.jar to [java installation di]/jre/lib/ext

run this command to copy: sudo cp jogl.jar /usr/lib/java/jdk1.6.0_13/jre/lib/ext

simillarly copy gluegen-rt.jar

*you have to provide your java installation path*

You can check:

STEP 3: SO thats it. Now lets test the simple jogl code.

import javax.media.opengl.GLCapabilities;

public class Hello{
public static void main (String args[]) {
try {
System.loadLibrary(“jogl”);
System.out.println(
“Hello World! (The native libraries are installed.)”
);
GLCapabilities caps = new GLCapabilities();
System.out.println(
“Hello JOGL! (The jar appears to be available.)”
);
} catch (Exception e) {
System.out.println(e);
}
}
}

Now compile this Hello.java and the run it. Here is the output:

So thats it. Now your are off to fly and write your jogl apps.

Thanks.