FIDE Online Arena

FIDE ONLINE ARENA:

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Website:

FIDE Online ARENA: https://arena.myfide.net/

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After registration woth AICF, FIDE ID would be created which would pave way for creating account on the FIDE online arena.

Different types of memberships are provided. By default Guest Membership  is given to the players.

Download the FIDE Arena App: https://arena.myfide.net/registration-and-fees/download

Download the version depending upon your OS.
It’s a jnlp file.

How to run jnlp: Run JNLP Program

Enjoy playing chess!! 🙂

 

Run JNLP Program

JNLP

Java Web Start (also known as JavaWS, javaws or JAWS) is a framework developed by Sun Microsystems (now Oracle) that allows users to start application software for the Java Platform directly from the Internet using a web browser. Some key benefits of this technology include seamless version updating for globally distributed applications and greater control of memory allocation to the Java virtual machine.

Run jnlp files

Install the Iced Tea:

sudo apt-get install icedtea-netx icedtea-8-plugin

To run jnlp file, execute it by:

javaws /Directory/xyz.jnlp

Change iced tea settings:

itweb-settings

Known Issues on execution:

java.security.AccessControlException: access denied ("java.io.FilePermission" "/usr/bin/xprop" "execute")

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Reference:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Java_Web_Start

https://askubuntu.com/questions/18792/how-can-i-view-or-start-java-web-start-applications