jEdit 4.4.2 on Ubuntu 10.4

Download the Java-based installer, in this case jedit4.4.2install.jar, from
http://www.jedit.org/index.php?page=download.

On console:

[prompt] cd <where_jedit_installer_is>

[prompt] java -jar jedit4.4.2install.jar

and follow the installation guide.

I choose "Install program in:"

/home/<username>/Applications/jedit/4.4.2 

instead of what is suggested.

To create the launcher for jEdit you may want to have the icon of jEdit. It can be found on
http://www.jedit.org/index.php?page=images