OpenJDK java web start fails to open jnlp files version 1.5
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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OpenJDK |
Fix Released
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Medium
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openjdk-6 (Debian) |
Fix Released
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Unknown
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openjdk-6 (Fedora) |
New
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Undecided
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Unassigned | ||
openjdk-6 (Ubuntu) |
Fix Released
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Undecided
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Unassigned |
Bug Description
When OpenJDK java web start is used, it can not open some jnlp files.
For example, you can try the following ones :
http://
http://
If you open them through firefox, it downloads the necessary jars, but does not open the application.
If you download the jnlp files and launch them whith javaws, you get the following error :
netx: Spec version not supported (supports 1.0)
These application work if you launch them with Sun Java 6 Web start.
Netx seems to be the library used by openjdk to handle jnlp files. I checked the source code and it only supports 1.0 version of jnlp (see file Parser.java in package netx.jnlp). The examples above use version 1.5 of jnlp.
What is annoying is that the upgrade from gutsy to hardy makes openjdk the default java alternative, even if Sun java 6 was installed.
Thus, the jnlp files that were working under gusty do not work anymore under hardy.
The workaround I currently use is to choose another location when firefox prompts me which application to use for jnlp files : I specify /usr/lib/
The solution would be, I guess, to make netx support 1.5 jnlp files. But this project doesn't seem to be updated for years...
Version of Ubuntu : hardy
Version of openjdk : 6b09-0ubuntu2
Version of netx : 0.5
Changed in openjdk-6: | |
status: | Unknown → New |
Changed in openjdk: | |
status: | Unknown → Confirmed |
Changed in openjdk: | |
status: | Confirmed → Fix Released |
Changed in openjdk-6 (Debian): | |
status: | New → Fix Released |
Changed in openjdk: | |
importance: | Unknown → Medium |
I confirm for the second URL (sweerhome3d). Same versions of the packages, same result ("netx: Spec version not supported (supports 1.0)").
By the way, Java Web Start does not work even on sun-java6-jre as javaws is missing on amd64 (see bug #202389 ).
However, the error is not the same for spark-angels. Maybe they have downgraded their JNLP file.