Also affects me under bionic:
bp1@eeapp:~$ arduino
java.lang.NullPointerException thrown while loading gnu.io.RXTXCommDriver
java.lang.NullPointerException thrown while loading gnu.io.RXTXCommDriver
java.lang.NullPointerException thrown while loading gnu.io.RXTXCommDriver
java.lang.NullPointerException thrown while loading gnu.io.RXTXCommDriver
java.lang.NullPointerException thrown while loading gnu.io.RXTXCommDriver
bp1@eeapp:~$ lsb_release -a
No LSB modules are available.
Distributor ID: Ubuntu
Description: Ubuntu 18.04.1 LTS
Release: 18.04
Codename: bionic
bp1@eeapp:~$
bp1@eeapp:~$ java --version
openjdk 10.0.2 2018-07-17
OpenJDK Runtime Environment (build 10.0.2+13-Ubuntu-1ubuntu0.18.04.1)
OpenJDK 64-Bit Server VM (build 10.0.2+13-Ubuntu-1ubuntu0.18.04.1, mixed mode)
bp1@eeapp:~$
Also affects me under bionic:
bp1@eeapp:~$ arduino
java.lang. NullPointerExce ption thrown while loading gnu.io. RXTXCommDriver NullPointerExce ption thrown while loading gnu.io. RXTXCommDriver NullPointerExce ption thrown while loading gnu.io. RXTXCommDriver NullPointerExce ption thrown while loading gnu.io. RXTXCommDriver NullPointerExce ption thrown while loading gnu.io. RXTXCommDriver
java.lang.
java.lang.
java.lang.
java.lang.
bp1@eeapp:~$ lsb_release -a
No LSB modules are available.
Distributor ID: Ubuntu
Description: Ubuntu 18.04.1 LTS
Release: 18.04
Codename: bionic
bp1@eeapp:~$
bp1@eeapp:~$ java --version 13-Ubuntu- 1ubuntu0. 18.04.1) 13-Ubuntu- 1ubuntu0. 18.04.1, mixed mode)
openjdk 10.0.2 2018-07-17
OpenJDK Runtime Environment (build 10.0.2+
OpenJDK 64-Bit Server VM (build 10.0.2+
bp1@eeapp:~$