Where Are Jar Files Stored on Linux?
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Where are JAR files stored Linux?

IF you are using the packing system, then a good choice is indeed /usr/share/java/ or /usr/lib (if your app is called from /usr/bin or /usr/sbin). Another good choice would be inside /usr/local, only if this app of yours is host specific.

Where does the JAR file go?

If you’re wanting to include a JAR file to your Eclipse project, you would generally create a ‘lib’ folder inside the project folder, and put the file in there. You then need to tell eclipse to include it in your class path so your code will compile and run inside eclipse.

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