Using Web Start (AIX, Linux, and Windows only)

Java™ Web Start is used for Java application deployment. Web Start can be used on AIX®, Linux® (IA 32-bit, PPC32, and PPC64), and Windows systems.

With Web Start, you can start and manage applications directly from the web. Applications are cached to minimize installation times. Applications are automatically upgraded when new versions become available.

Web Start supports these command-line arguments documented at https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/technotes/guides/javaws/developersguide/syntax.html#resources:
  • -verbose
  • -version
  • -showversion
  • -help
  • -X
  • -ea
  • -enableassertions
  • -da
  • -disableassertions
  • -esa
  • -enablesystemassertions
  • -dsa
  • -disablesystemassertions
  • -Xint
  • -Xnoclassgc
  • -Xdebug
  • -Xfuture
  • -Xrs
  • -Xms
  • -Xmx
  • -Xss

Web Start also supports -Xgcpolicy to set the garbage collection policy.

The Autodownload option in the Java Control Panel is set to Always by default. This option enables a user without administration privileges to download the runtime environment from the location specified in the JNLP file.

For more information about Web Start, see: For more information about deploying applications, see: