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Income Tax Department recommends using Java version 8 Update 51 (See this PDF file).

Step 1: Download openjdk-8-jre using Synaptic Package Manager or command line as below:

sudo apt-get install openjdk-8-jre

Step 2: Install OpenJFX components of v8 series. It can be done through command line:

sudo apt-get install openjfx=8u161-b12-1ubuntu2 libopenjfx-java=8u161-b12-1ubuntu2 libopenjfx-jni=8u161-b12-1ubuntu2

Try running the ITR.sh file (need to make it executable first!). Proceed to Step 3 if error occurs.

Step 3: Ensure that Java's version 8 is being used with OpenJFX. Type in command line:

sudo update-alternatives --config java

You may be greeted with something like:

  Selection    Path                                            Priority   Status

* 0            /usr/lib/jvm/java-11-openjdk-amd64/bin/java      1111      auto mode
  1            /usr/lib/jvm/java-11-openjdk-amd64/bin/java      1111      manual mode
  2            /usr/lib/jvm/java-8-openjdk-amd64/jre/bin/java   1081      manual mode

Press  to keep the current choice[*], or type selection number: 2

Enter 2 to use Java 8 as it is the only one that runs the income tax utility.

Thanks to Geetu Vaswani for his amazing blog post.

Use ITR utility

Find ITR.sh file that comes in the e-filing utility.

Right click on the file ITR.sh --> Go to Properties --> Click Permissions tab --> Make the file executable --> Click Apply then OK.

Click ITR.sh --> Execute the file (preferably in terminal) --> Voila!

Note: You may need to edit ITR.sh file (simply right click and open with default text editor) and add #!/bin/bash at the start of the file. After doing so, ITR.sh file should look like:

#!/bin/bash
java -jar ITR-2_AY201920_PR3.2.jar

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Download supported Java version

Income Tax Department recommends using Java version 8 Update 51 (See this PDF file). You need to have account on Oracle website to be able to download older (archived) Java versions. In case you do not have an account on Oracle website or do not want to open one, head over to this index website by CERN and click on jdk-8u51-linux-x64.tar.gz for 64 bit version or jdk-8u66-linux-i586.tar.gz for 32bit version (JDK v8u66 is slightly upper version but shouldn't matter much). This answer takes jdk-8u51-linux-x64.tar.gz as the downloaded file. If you have downloaded 32 bit version just change the file name to jdk-8u66-linux-i586.tar.gz.

Install Java

Copy:

#!/bin/bash
sudo mkdir -p /usr/java && sudo tar xvzf jdk-8u51-linux-x64.tar.gz -C /usr/java && JAVA_HOME=/usr/java/jdk1.8.0_51/ && sudo update-alternatives --install /usr/bin/java java ${JAVA_HOME%*/}/bin/java 20000 && sudo update-alternatives --install /usr/bin/javac javac ${JAVA_HOME%*/}/bin/javac 20000

Go to the directory (folder), where you have downloaded jdk-8u51-linux-x64.tar.gz.

Create a file named RUN.sh. Open it with default text editor (like gedit, kwrite) and paste the above copied contents in it. Save the file.

Right click on the file RUN.sh --> Go to Properties --> Click Permissions tab --> Make the file executable --> Click Apply then OK.

Execute the file in terminal (press F4, and type sh ./RUN.sh) --> Type password when prompted (you may not even see asterisks when you type, it is normal)

Restart your computer.

Go to the directory, where you have downloaded jdk-8u51-linux-x64.tar.gz, say Downloads, which gives us path of directory: /home/*user*/Downloads.

Open terminal window by pressing F4.

Type following commands one by one:

Create a directory in your file system, in a manner so that it wouldn't interfere with OpenJDK in case it is installed in future: /usr/java

sudo mkdir -p /usr/java

Type password when prompted (you may not even see asterisks when you type, it is normal).

Extract the files you just downloaded in that directory:

sudo tar xvzf jdk-8u51-linux-x64.tar.gz -C /usr/java

Set your JAVA_HOME environment variable:

JAVA_HOME=/usr/java/jdk1.8.0_51/

Set up installed Java (Oracle JDK v8u51) at a higher priority (here 20000), so that in case another JDK (say OpenJDK) is installed in future, Oracle JDK v8u51 continues to be used.

sudo update-alternatives --install /usr/bin/java java ${JAVA_HOME%*/}/bin/java 20000
sudo update-alternatives --install /usr/bin/javac javac ${JAVA_HOME%*/}/bin/javac 20000

Restart your computer.

Use ITR utility

Find ITR.sh file that comes in the e-filing utility.

Right click on the file ITR.sh --> Go to Properties --> Click Permissions tab --> Make the file executable --> Click Apply then OK.

Click ITR.sh --> Execute the file (preferably in terminal) --> Voila!

Note: You may need to edit ITR.sh file (simply right click and open with default text editor) and add #!/bin/bash at the start of the file. After doing so, ITR.sh file should look like:

#!/bin/bash
java -jar ITR-2_AY201920_PR3.2.jar

Hope it helps!

Since oracle took java they made it complicated. I face same issue and sorted out. I have another easy solution.

Download java-1.8.0-amazon-corretto-jdk_8.262.10-1_amd64.deb from amazon and install as:

sudo dpkg -i java-1.8.0-amazon-corretto-jdk_8.262.10-1_amd64.deb

It works perfectly.

$ ./ITR.sh

I got correct output for ITR utility like this pic

How to solve JavaFX Runtime Missing Components: The problem occurs as latest JDK/JRE do not come with JavaFX. The fix what I have just found out is:

1. DOWNLOAD the javaFX sdk. I did it from https://gluonhq.com/products/javafx/. Please ensure you choose the linux version for your Ubuntu installation

2. UNZIP

3. SAVE the unzipped folder in your library. I did it in "/usr/lib"

4. EXPORT THE PATH of javaFX by "export" command. In my case: "export PATH_TO_FX=/usr/lib/javafx-sdk-11.0.2/lib"

5. UPDATE ITR.sh to include the path of javaFX. After updating mine, it looks like: #java -jar ITR-2_AY202021_PR3.2.jar \n export PATH_TO_FX=/usr/lib/javafx-sdk-11.0.2/lib \n java -jar --module-path $PATH_TO_FX --add-modules javafx.controls,javafx.fxml,javafx.web ITR-2_AY202021_PR3.2.jar Please note, how the module path is added to point to $PATH_TO_FX

6. Run ITR utility script: ./ITR.sh

Please revert back to me if it still does not work.

• Niloy

I referred above suggestion given by Vijay and it worked like magic.Thanks Vijay!

I followed below steps on my macOS:

1. Tried by downloading amazon-corretto-8.282.08.1-macosx-x64.tar.gz.
2. Added export JAVA_HOME=/Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines/amazon-corretto-8.jdk/Contents/Home
3. sh ITR.sh

I was able to launch the utility successfully