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icedtea-web package

icedteanp plugin error: Failed to run /usr/lib/jvm/java-7-openjdk-amd64/jre/bin/java. For more detail rerun "firefox -g" in a terminal window.

Bug #1039345 reported by Alex Mayorga
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icedtea-web (Ubuntu)
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Bug Description

Steps:

Load http://www.java.com/en/download/installed.jsp on Mozilla's Nightly
Click "Verify Java version" button

Result:
Multiple dialogs with this message:
"icedteanp plugin error: Failed to run /usr/lib/jvm/java-7-openjdk-amd64/jre/bin/java. For more detail rerun "firefox -g" in a terminal window."

Expected result:
The applet loads and shows the version.

This is happening on fully updated 12.10.

This is the relevant log of running "ICEDTEAPLUGIN_DEBUG=true firefox-trunk 2>&1":

ITNPP Thread# 140165272504128: NP_Initialize
ITNPP Thread# 140165272504128: Executing java at /usr/lib/jvm/java-7-openjdk-amd64/jre/bin/java
ITNPP Thread# 140165272504128: plugin_test_appletviewer: /usr/lib/jvm/java-7-openjdk-amd64/jre/bin/java
/build/buildd/icedtea-web-1.2/build/../plugin/icedteanp/IcedTeaNPPlugin.cc:1552: thread 0x7f7ab1f7e280: Error: Failed to spawn applet viewer: Failed to execute child process "/usr/lib/jvm/java-7-openjdk-amd64/jre/bin/java" (No such file or directory)
ITNPP Thread# 140165272504128: plugin_test_appletviewer return
ITNPP Thread# 140165272504128: plugin_display_failure_dialog
ITNPP Thread# 140165272504128: plugin_display_failure_dialog return
ITNPP Thread# 140165272504128: NP_Initialize
ITNPP Thread# 140165272504128: Executing java at /usr/lib/jvm/java-7-openjdk-amd64/jre/bin/java
ITNPP Thread# 140165272504128: plugin_test_appletviewer: /usr/lib/jvm/java-7-openjdk-amd64/jre/bin/java
/build/buildd/icedtea-web-1.2/build/../plugin/icedteanp/IcedTeaNPPlugin.cc:1552: thread 0x7f7ab1f7e280: Error: Failed to spawn applet viewer: Failed to execute child process "/usr/lib/jvm/java-7-openjdk-amd64/jre/bin/java" (No such file or directory)
ITNPP Thread# 140165272504128: plugin_test_appletviewer return
ITNPP Thread# 140165272504128: plugin_display_failure_dialog
ITNPP Thread# 140165272504128: plugin_display_failure_dialog return
ITNPP Thread# 140165272504128: NP_Initialize
ITNPP Thread# 140165272504128: Executing java at /usr/lib/jvm/java-7-openjdk-amd64/jre/bin/java
ITNPP Thread# 140165272504128: plugin_test_appletviewer: /usr/lib/jvm/java-7-openjdk-amd64/jre/bin/java
/build/buildd/icedtea-web-1.2/build/../plugin/icedteanp/IcedTeaNPPlugin.cc:1552: thread 0x7f7ab1f7e280: Error: Failed to spawn applet viewer: Failed to execute child process "/usr/lib/jvm/java-7-openjdk-amd64/jre/bin/java" (No such file or directory)
ITNPP Thread# 140165272504128: plugin_test_appletviewer return
ITNPP Thread# 140165272504128: plugin_display_failure_dialog
ITNPP Thread# 140165272504128: plugin_display_failure_dialog return
ITNPP Thread# 140165272504128: NP_Initialize
ITNPP Thread# 140165272504128: Executing java at /usr/lib/jvm/java-7-openjdk-amd64/jre/bin/java
ITNPP Thread# 140165272504128: plugin_test_appletviewer: /usr/lib/jvm/java-7-openjdk-amd64/jre/bin/java
/build/buildd/icedtea-web-1.2/build/../plugin/icedteanp/IcedTeaNPPlugin.cc:1552: thread 0x7f7ab1f7e280: Error: Failed to spawn applet viewer: Failed to execute child process "/usr/lib/jvm/java-7-openjdk-amd64/jre/bin/java" (No such file or directory)
ITNPP Thread# 140165272504128: plugin_test_appletviewer return
ITNPP Thread# 140165272504128: plugin_display_failure_dialog
ITNPP Thread# 140165272504128: plugin_display_failure_dialog return
ITNPP Thread# 140165272504128: NP_Initialize
ITNPP Thread# 140165272504128: Executing java at /usr/lib/jvm/java-7-openjdk-amd64/jre/bin/java
ITNPP Thread# 140165272504128: plugin_test_appletviewer: /usr/lib/jvm/java-7-openjdk-amd64/jre/bin/java
/build/buildd/icedtea-web-1.2/build/../plugin/icedteanp/IcedTeaNPPlugin.cc:1552: thread 0x7f7ab1f7e280: Error: Failed to spawn applet viewer: Failed to execute child process "/usr/lib/jvm/java-7-openjdk-amd64/jre/bin/java" (No such file or directory)
ITNPP Thread# 140165272504128: plugin_test_appletviewer return
ITNPP Thread# 140165272504128: plugin_display_failure_dialog
ITNPP Thread# 140165272504128: plugin_display_failure_dialog return
ITNPP Thread# 140165272504128: NP_Initialize
ITNPP Thread# 140165272504128: Executing java at /usr/lib/jvm/java-7-openjdk-amd64/jre/bin/java
ITNPP Thread# 140165272504128: plugin_test_appletviewer: /usr/lib/jvm/java-7-openjdk-amd64/jre/bin/java
/build/buildd/icedtea-web-1.2/build/../plugin/icedteanp/IcedTeaNPPlugin.cc:1552: thread 0x7f7ab1f7e280: Error: Failed to spawn applet viewer: Failed to execute child process "/usr/lib/jvm/java-7-openjdk-amd64/jre/bin/java" (No such file or directory)
ITNPP Thread# 140165272504128: plugin_test_appletviewer return
ITNPP Thread# 140165272504128: plugin_display_failure_dialog
ITNPP Thread# 140165272504128: plugin_display_failure_dialog return
ITNPP Thread# 140165272504128: NP_Initialize
ITNPP Thread# 140165272504128: Executing java at /usr/lib/jvm/java-7-openjdk-amd64/jre/bin/java
ITNPP Thread# 140165272504128: plugin_test_appletviewer: /usr/lib/jvm/java-7-openjdk-amd64/jre/bin/java
/build/buildd/icedtea-web-1.2/build/../plugin/icedteanp/IcedTeaNPPlugin.cc:1552: thread 0x7f7ab1f7e280: Error: Failed to spawn applet viewer: Failed to execute child process "/usr/lib/jvm/java-7-openjdk-amd64/jre/bin/java" (No such file or directory)
ITNPP Thread# 140165272504128: plugin_test_appletviewer return
ITNPP Thread# 140165272504128: plugin_display_failure_dialog
ITNPP Thread# 140165272504128: plugin_display_failure_dialog return
ITNPP Thread# 140165272504128: NP_Initialize
ITNPP Thread# 140165272504128: Executing java at /usr/lib/jvm/java-7-openjdk-amd64/jre/bin/java
ITNPP Thread# 140165272504128: plugin_test_appletviewer: /usr/lib/jvm/java-7-openjdk-amd64/jre/bin/java
/build/buildd/icedtea-web-1.2/build/../plugin/icedteanp/IcedTeaNPPlugin.cc:1552: thread 0x7f7ab1f7e280: Error: Failed to spawn applet viewer: Failed to execute child process "/usr/lib/jvm/java-7-openjdk-amd64/jre/bin/java" (No such file or directory)
ITNPP Thread# 140165272504128: plugin_test_appletviewer return
ITNPP Thread# 140165272504128: plugin_display_failure_dialog
ITNPP Thread# 140165272504128: plugin_display_failure_dialog return
ITNPP Thread# 140165272504128: NP_Initialize
ITNPP Thread# 140165272504128: Executing java at /usr/lib/jvm/java-7-openjdk-amd64/jre/bin/java
ITNPP Thread# 140165272504128: plugin_test_appletviewer: /usr/lib/jvm/java-7-openjdk-amd64/jre/bin/java
/build/buildd/icedtea-web-1.2/build/../plugin/icedteanp/IcedTeaNPPlugin.cc:1552: thread 0x7f7ab1f7e280: Error: Failed to spawn applet viewer: Failed to execute child process "/usr/lib/jvm/java-7-openjdk-amd64/jre/bin/java" (No such file or directory)
ITNPP Thread# 140165272504128: plugin_test_appletviewer return
ITNPP Thread# 140165272504128: plugin_display_failure_dialog
ITNPP Thread# 140165272504128: plugin_display_failure_dialog return
ITNPP Thread# 140165272504128: NP_Initialize
ITNPP Thread# 140165272504128: Executing java at /usr/lib/jvm/java-7-openjdk-amd64/jre/bin/java
ITNPP Thread# 140165272504128: plugin_test_appletviewer: /usr/lib/jvm/java-7-openjdk-amd64/jre/bin/java
/build/buildd/icedtea-web-1.2/build/../plugin/icedteanp/IcedTeaNPPlugin.cc:1552: thread 0x7f7ab1f7e280: Error: Failed to spawn applet viewer: Failed to execute child process "/usr/lib/jvm/java-7-openjdk-amd64/jre/bin/java" (No such file or directory)
ITNPP Thread# 140165272504128: plugin_test_appletviewer return
ITNPP Thread# 140165272504128: plugin_display_failure_dialog
ITNPP Thread# 140165272504128: plugin_display_failure_dialog return

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.10
Package: icedtea-netx 1.2-2ubuntu3
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.5.0-10.10-generic 3.5.1
Uname: Linux 3.5.0-10-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.4-0ubuntu8
Architecture: amd64
CheckboxSubmission: ed5dbdfb54bf5043a043813a33527c9f
CheckboxSystem: b633b4f40868d491c2ae5b50030ce6f3
Date: Mon Aug 20 22:24:12 2012
Dependencies: icedtea-netx-common 1.2-2ubuntu3
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.04.1 LTS "Lucid Lynx" - Release amd64 (20100816.1)
ProcEnviron:
 LANGUAGE=en_US:en
 TERM=xterm
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: icedtea-web
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to quantal on 2012-07-24 (28 days ago)

Revision history for this message
Alex Mayorga (alex-mayorga) wrote :

FWIW running this command restored applet functionality:

sudo apt-get install openjdk-7-jre

Revision history for this message
Kurt Miller (miller-kurt-e) wrote :

And if you have another java (Oracle), adding a link in

 /usr/lib/jvm/java-7-openjdk-amd64/bin to /usr/bin/java

also seems to fix it as well...

Revision history for this message
Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote :

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

Changed in icedtea-web (Ubuntu):
status: New → Confirmed
Revision history for this message
Steffen (steffen-kernelguy) wrote :

In my case it did not help to re-install any openjdk-7-* packages.

Running ICEDTEAPLUGIN_DEBUG=true firefox 2>&1 showed
...
"/usr/lib/jvm/java-7-openjdk-amd64/jre/bin/java" (Access Denied)
...

So it actually ended up with beeing appamor blocking access to java:
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/apparmor/+bug/1003856

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