Java Game Framework jMonkeyEngine

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Getting Started with JMonkeyEngine on Fedora Linux

JMonkeyEngine (JME) is a free open source 3D game engine written in Java. It is licensed under the BSD 3-Clause License which allows you to use modify and distribute the engine with minimal restrictions.

License

License	Type	Key Permissions
BSD 3-Clause	Permissive open source	Commercial use modification distribution private use

Installing JMonkeyEngine

Fedora Linux

# Enable the RPM Fusion free repository (if not already enabled)
sudo dnf install https://download1.rpmfusion.org/free/fedora/rpmfusion-free-release-$(rpm -E %fedora).noarch.rpm

# Install Java (OpenJDK 11 or newer)
sudo dnf install java-11-openjdk-devel

# Download the latest JME SDK zip from https://github.com/jMonkeyEngine/sdk/releases
wget https://github.com/jMonkeyEngine/sdk/releases/download/v3.8.0/jmonkeyplatform-3.8.0.zip

# Unzip to your home directory
unzip jmonkeyplatform-3.8.0.zip -d ~/jmonkeyengine

# Make the launcher executable
chmod +x ~/jmonkeyengine/jmonkeyplatform

# Run the SDK
~/jmonkeyengine/jmonkeyplatform

Maven Gradle (custom projects)

# Example Maven dependency (add to pom.xml)
<dependency>
    <groupId>org.jmonkeyengine</groupId>
    <artifactId>jme3-core</artifactId>
    <version>3.8.0-stable</version>
</dependency>

Other Platforms

Platform	Steps
Windows	Install Java download the SDK zip unzip run jmonkeyplatform.exe
macOS	Install Homebrew brew install openjdk@11 download SDK unzip run jmonkeyplatform.app
Ubuntu Debian	sudo apt install openjdk-11-jdk download SDK unzip run the launcher script