the type of an application(.bat, .exe, .jar) etc.
download jar file intlalation
You can't install jar files on Andriod devices but you can include jar as library in your application.
versions -> 1.6.1 -> 1.6.1 -> 1.6.1.jar -> there you put your files
JAD-Java Application Description JAR-Java archive
An application is a compiled batch of source code, usually in the form of an executable or JAR file.
You double-click on it. You can indeed launch a jar file from the command line, with the following command: java -jar yourfile.jar As well as this you can assign "Jar Launcher" as the default app. to use when you double-click a jar file, as follows (I don't believe you need the developer tools installed for this): Click once on the .jar file in the Finder and then from the menubar in the Finder select File -> Get Info". Click on "Open with" and from the popup menu select "Other". A file browser window will open. In this window, go to the /System/Library/CoreServices folder and select 'Jar Launcher'. Then make sure the "Always Open With" checkbox is checked and then click Add. Then click the "Change all" button so that any jar file will be opened automatically. Finally, close the Info window and now when you double-click any of your jar files they should run automatically.
the type of an application(.bat, .exe, .jar) etc.
You go to their website (google it) and download the Technic Launcher (try using the .jar, the .exe didn't work for me). Once you open the launcher, choose your modpack, in this case Tekkit, put in your Minecraft or Mojang account information, and hit login. This creates a brand new directory that won't mess with the minecraft.jar that is launched from the vanilla launcher:
It is downloadable. First, download the launcher from Minecraft. Then run it. It will download the game's jar files and other data onto the computer.
First, make sure you have Java installed. Then you must right click the .jar and choose open with Java Finally, the .jar will be opened by Java, allowing it to run as an application. Note: sometimes multiple .jar s and resource folders outside the .jar s will be needed to run the application If you want to see what is inside the .jar Download WinRAR and install the 40 day free trial then right-click the .jar and choose open with WinRAR Inside you will find folders and Java class files. Those aren't very useful unless you understand the Java programming language.
The minecraft.jar is not the launcher itself. It's all the code that makes up Minecraft. To load Minecraft you have to use the Minecraft.exe which you should already have if you have the .jar