If you are an Ubuntu 15.04 user, jump here: Remove: Picked up JAVA_TOOL_OPTIONS Message
To enable the global menu support, install the Jayatana using following commands in your terminal (Ctrl + Alt + T to start terminal).
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:danjaredg/jayatana
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install jayatana
Once you have successfully installed the software, logout and login to the system again. Now open any Java swing application, you will see the difference.
Remove: Picked up JAVA_TOOL_OPTIONS Message
Now open your terminal and enter the following command to check the version of Java.
java -version
You will get a message “Picked up JAVA_TOOL_OPTIONS: -javaagent:/usr/share/java/jayatanaag.jar” just above the version information of Java. This message irritates me a lot, and confuses my students whenever I show practical demonstration to them in terminal. If this message does not bother you, simply ignore the rest of this article and spend your time in reading any other articles in this site.
Step 1:
sudo rm /usr/share/upstart/sessions/jayatana.conf
Now logout and login to the system and execute the same command to print the version of Java.
java -version
Step 2:
To enable the global menu support of Android Studio, enter the following command in terminal. In my case the Android Studio is installed in /opt/android-studio/ directory. Change the given command based on the location of your Android Studio or IntelliJ IDEA.
For Ubuntu 32bit:
sudo gedit /opt/android-studio/bin/studio.vmoptions
For Ubuntu 64bit:
sudo gedit /opt/android-studio/bin/studio64.vmoptions
At the end of the opened file, add the following line and save the file.
-javaagent:/usr/share/java/jayatanaag.jar
After the modification, the file should look like this:
NetBeans:
sudo gedit /usr/local/netbeans-8.0.2/etc/netbeans.conf
Search for netbeans_default_options in the opened file, and add the following statement at the end of the existing value. (Notice that the options are separated by space)
-J-javaagent:/usr/share/java/jayatanaag.jar
After the modification, the file should look like this:
Step 3:
Close the file and open your IDE (Android Studio/IntelliJ IDEA or NetBeans), you will see the magic.
For any Java swing applications, use the following command to enable the global menu integration.
java -jar -javaagent:/usr/share/java/jayatanaag.jar <file-name>