I did this little script to download the last version of JavaFX continuos build and install it for you.
#!/bin/sh
envfile=$HOME/.bash_profile
#download and unpatch the last build of JavaFx
mkdir jfx
cd jfx
wget http://openjfx.java.sun.com/hudson/job/openjfx-compiler/lastBuild/artifact/openjfx-compiler/dist//*zip*/dist.zip
unzip dist.zip
rm dist.zip
#set files at bin folder as executable
chmod +x dist/bin/*
#add those executables to the path
echo "PATH=\$PATH:`pwd`/dist/bin" >> $envfile
#!/bin/sh
envfile=$HOME/.bash_profile
#download and unpatch the last build of JavaFx
mkdir jfx
cd jfx
wget http://openjfx.java.sun.com/hudson/job/openjfx-compiler/lastBuild/artifact/openjfx-compiler/dist//*zip*/dist.zip
unzip dist.zip
rm dist.zip
#set files at bin folder as executable
chmod +x dist/bin/*
#add those executables to the path
echo "PATH=\$PATH:`pwd`/dist/bin" >> $envfile
Save this script as install_jfx.sh and execute it. Probably you want to execute it at you home directory. If you want to install JavaFX to root change envfile for /root/.bash_profile, if you want to install to all users change for /etc/profile. I tested this script successfully on my Ubuntu 8.04.
After that open a new terminal and try to see if javafx, javafxc and javafxdoc are available. You can test your enviroment with this simple program.
importjavafx.ui.*;importjava.lang.*;Frame{
visible:true
content: FlowPanel {
content:Button{
var n =0
text: bind Integer.toString(n)
action: function(){
n++;}}}}