I have just set up a Ubuntu desktop 9.04 and tried to run Backup Easy. As I had not been using Linux for a long time, it took me quite a long time to get it running. To share my experience, the following points should be noted :-

1. Java is not built in! You need to use the Synaptic Software Manager to install the Java Runtime. I recommend using the sun-java6-jre package. I tried the openjdk-6-jre package but it did not show the Chinese characters nicely.

2. The bueasyxxxx.jar file can be executed by right-clicking the file and selecting "Open with sun-java6-jre".

Please note that to run java applet on firefox, you need to install the sun-java6-plugin or the icedtea-plugin package. However, as icedtea-plugin is associated with openjdk-6-jre, it would be better to use the sun-java6-jre package.

However, it is quite interesting to know that java is not pre-installed. Besides, the browse function is not so comprehensive as in Windows as only the local drives can be located. All network drives are not visible. This is a limiting factor for the use of Backup Easy.