Thursday, November 14, 2013

Stupid Java Error: java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError: java.awt.Container

I got this while trying to install the LDS Chruch Indexing for FamilySearch software on Xubuntu 13.10, turns out it is 64 bit Ubuntu problem:

java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError: java.awt.Container
    at com.install4j.runtime.installer.frontend.headless.AbstractHeadlessScreenExecutor.init(Unknown Source)
    at com.install4j.runtime.installer.frontend.headless.ConsoleScreenExecutor.(Unknown Source)
    at com.install4j.runtime.installer.frontend.headless.InstallerConsoleScreenExecutor.(Unknown Source)
    at com.install4j.runtime.installer.Installer.getScreenExecutor(Unknown Source)
    at com.install4j.runtime.installer.Installer.runInProcess(Unknown Source)
    at com.install4j.runtime.installer.Installer.main(Unknown Source)
    at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
    at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(Unknown Source)
    at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(Unknown Source)
    at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Unknown Source)
    at com.exe4j.runtime.LauncherEngine.launch(Unknown Source)
    at com.install4j.runtime.launcher.Launcher.main(Unknown Source)

Although this topic seemed to help,  ia32-libs is obsolete and the suggested replacements (lib32z1 lib32ncurses5 lib32bz2-1.0) do not have the "right stuff".

Seems like the installer wants its own version of Java that is pre-1.7.  This version wants some (a lot) extra 32 bitty stuff:

sudo apt-get update

sudo apt-get install libgtk2.0-0:i386 libxtst6:i386

sudo apt-get install libxtst6:i386

sudo apt-get install libx11-dev:i386

sudo apt-get install lib32z1 lib32ncurses5 lib32bz2-1.0
sudo apt-get install libxi6 libxtst6 libxrender1
        ./Indexing_unix.sh -J-Djava.awt.headless=true
    

Seemed to do the trick.
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9 comments:

  1. UnknownJanuary 8, 2014 at 7:58 PM

    That was very helpful, thanks. What does "-J-Djava.awt.headless=true" do?

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  2. UnknownJanuary 8, 2014 at 7:59 PM

    That was very helpful, thanks! What does "-J-Djava.awt.headless=true" do?

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  3. Matthew O. SmithJanuary 8, 2014 at 8:27 PM

    Start Java without a GUI enabled, strctly command line. In this instance, the installer can be run without a GUI which save on some missing dependencies.

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  4. UnknownJanuary 8, 2014 at 9:08 PM

    It did create an Icon on my Desktop, but when I try to run it nothing happens. I tried running it from command line and nothing happened(Not even an error message). Ubuntu 13.10 64 bits and Oracle Java 64 bits here.

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  5. UnknownFebruary 7, 2014 at 7:58 AM

    Same boat at Pieter. Using same OS. Gnome 3.8. Got it installed but nothing happens when executing icon, or CLI.

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  6. UnknownApril 18, 2014 at 11:38 AM

    THANK YOU for finally letting me index! I couldn't find a solution anywhere until now. Maybe you can put "FamilySearch" on this page so people can find it while googling "Ubuntu 13.10 FamilySearch Indexing". Again, thank you!

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  7. ChrisMay 25, 2014 at 10:59 AM

    Same issue - nothing happens when I try to open it. Seems like install went okay. Anyone found any solutions to this?

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  8. JohnJuly 8, 2014 at 9:36 PM

    These instructions worked great. Thank you very much.

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  9. DanielAugust 15, 2014 at 9:25 AM

    Thanks a lot. Very useful.

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