Suitable java binary not found

[François Perruchas]

I installed from the repos omegat on ubuntu 12.04, when I run it I get "Suitable java binary not found".
The solution is easy: in /usr/bin/omegat, the bash script tests java version and check if it's openjdk or sun. Replace 'sun' by 'oracle' and it works (at least here).

Ubuntu 12.04.3 LTS

omegat:
  Installed: 2.3.0.1+dfsg-3
  Candidate: 2.3.0.1+dfsg-3
  Version table:
 *** 2.3.0.1+dfsg-3 0
        500 http://es.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ precise/universe i386 Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

[Marina Latini (marina-dnb-latini)]

Same problem on

Description: Ubuntu 13.10
Release: 13.10
Codename: saucy

with

omegat:
  Installato: 2.3.0.1+dfsg-3
  Candidato: 2.3.0.1+dfsg-3
  Tabella versione:
 *** 2.3.0.1+dfsg-3 0
        500 http://it.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ saucy/universe amd64 Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status

Replace 'sun' by 'oracle' in /usr(bin/omegat works for me.

[Jacob Nordfalk (jacob-nordfalk)]

I just installed it on Ubuntu 14.04:
$ sudo apt-get install omegat

When I start it, I get:
$ omegat
Suitable java binary not found.

Still in Ubuntu 14.04 only Java 1.5 and Java 6 is mentioned in the script!!

Please at least change the script to issue a warning, and then let ask if you want to continue, using Java 7 or 8.

[NoOp (glgxg)]

This worked for me:
http://askubuntu.com/a/502648

$ java -version
java version "1.8.0_25"
Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 1.8.0_25-b17)
Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM (build 25.25-b02, mixed mode)

/opt/java/64/jre1.8.0_25/bin/java

I also have /usr/lib/jvm/java-7-openjdk-amd64/jre/bin/java installed, but not selected as my default java.

[Sanjog Sigdel (sigdelsanjog)]

The problem is still the same in my Ubuntu 14.04 LTS. Well I have edited the script and added my respective jdk. I'm using java 8 which i updated recently from a ppa as it was not available in Ubuntu Repository.

[Joseph Chereshnovsky (joseph.chereshnovsky)]

The problem is still the same in my Ubuntu 16.04 LTS.
OmegaT installed from a "universe" repository via APT

Oracle Java (JDK) 8 Installer from WebUpd8 team PPA

[CANTE Pierre (pierrecante)]

Hello,
http://paste2.org/FPX7n9ew
help needed

[CANTE Pierre (pierrecante)]

YES IT WORKS ! "The solution is easy: in /usr/bin/omegat, the bash script tests java version and check if it's openjdk or sun. Replace 'sun' by 'oracle' and it works (at least here)."

[François Perruchas (francoisperruchas)]

They should remove this package from the universe repository, the bug is 4 years old and the version provided is 2.3. From the official website http:/www.omegat.org/ you can download version 3.6 and 4.0

If you want to use the google translation api for example, it doesn't work with the universe version (too old).

[CANTE Pierre (pierrecante)]

Hello,
Many thanks for these informations

[Andrej Shadura (andrew.sh)]

Fixed in 3.6.0.10+dfsg-1