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Used to enjoy TOS on Linux in past. After a long Windows hiatus tried to install it again, but seems there are some changes I am not aware of. It is either Java version problem or the program itself. Asking on an offchance someone already figured this one out.
TIA
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Hello, I don't use ThinkOrSwin, but I found this information, maybe it can help you.
ThinkOrSwim requires Zulu OpenJDK 8 to run.
Once Zulu OpenJDK8 is installed, ensure Zulu OpenJDK8 is the default with the “java –version” command in a shell/terminal.
Zulu Enterprise builds of OpenJDK are 100% open source Java Development Kits (JDKs) that are compliant with the Java SE standard. Zulu Enterprise subscriptions provide timely security updates, bug fixes, and Premium and Standard support options for businesses whose operations depend upon Java.
Thank you, Sir. You are correct. In my haste I went ahead and downloaded Oracle Java 8. And the installer wouldn't work. Things changed and TDA developers switched the Java binary package. After installing Zulu Java 8 everything works as it used to be.
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Linux users
thinkorswim requires Zulu OpenJDK 8 to run, general installation instructions can be found on the Zulu website.
Once Zulu OpenJDK8 is installed, ensure it is set as the default Java VM using the steps specific to your Linux Distribution After ensuring Zulu OpenJDK8 is the default with the “java –version” command in a shell/terminal, continue with the installation instructions below:
1. Click "Install thinkorswim" to download the thinkorswim installer to a directory on your PC.
2. After downloading open a shell and CD to the directory where you downloaded the installer.
3. At the prompt type: sh ./thinkorswim_installer.sh
A more in-depth guide for the Ubuntu, Linux Mint and Debian distributions is available on The Learning Center.
Note: Clients intending to run thinkorswim on Linux, Solaris or other Unix variants, manual updates and tuning may be required, we have no official support for configuring these operating systems.
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ok... the JRE needs to be version 8... it doesn't run on anything else including the latest (JRE11). here's how to check.. bring up a terminal and type the following:
lee@lewac ~ $ java -version
my example here returned:
lee@lewac:~$ java -version
java version "1.8.0_201"
Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 1.8.0_201-b09)
Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM (build 25.201-b09, mixed mode)