OpenJDK builds and javaws bin file

Question

I understand that Java Web Start is deprecated and not present in Java SE 11 and later.

I bumped into the Red Hat distribution of OpenJDK which says "OpenJDK 11 Windows installer includes an additional component - Web Start deployment protocol implementation based on IcedTea-Web open-source project." Red Hat's OpenJDK Overview. I thought "well they added it".

I downloaded it but in /bin there isn't any trace of javaws.

I also downloaded the OpenJDK 8 from Red Hat, and again, no trace of javaws in /bin. I downloaded the Reference Implementation builds of Java SE 8 from Oracle from https://jdk.java.net/java-se-ri/8 and again, no trace of javaws.

What am I missing?

P.S. despite a programmer, I know nothing of Java

Answer 1

Please turn to icedtea-web project. It is independent project, and in one way or another, it is what all distros are packing as javaws - http://icedtea.classpath.org/wiki/IcedTea-Web