JAR files don't run on Linux

Hey All:
I installed JDK1.3.1(win32) on Windows, double clicked my JAR file (proper manifest and classes within) and it started the swing program just fine.
I installed JDK1.3.1(linux) on Red Hat 7, double clicked my JAR file, and it wants to know which Fk'n program to open it with! What happened here, I thought java/swing runs on linux?
The JDK installed java in /usr/java/jdk1.3.1/bin/java, do I somehow need to point linux there for .jar files to execute automatically? What are the commands to do this?
Thanks in advance,
Stephan

As far as I know, the double clicking on a jar file to execute it only works on windoze. On linux, you can can use:
java -jar foo.jar&
to execute the jar, assuming you have the main class included in the manifest. I don't know if there are any plans to change this. You should be able to write a script or somesuch which prepends 'java -jar' when you double-click.
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