Error launching designer on Debian10: noClassDefFoundError java/sql/Timestamp

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I’ve just installed Ignition Gateway 7.9.12 on Debian 10.1 amd64 with LXDE, and when I try to run Designer I get the error above:

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To run designer.jnlp I’ve installed icedtea-netx package, and for Java I have adoptopenjdk-8-hotspot-jre version 8u222-b10-2.

Thanks

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The problem seems to be an incompatibility with Java > 8. I found I had openjdk-11-jre package installed and enabled by default for java executable.

By running update-alternatives --config java and selecting the openjdk version now I’ve the correct java version running:

$ java -version
openjdk version "1.8.0_222"
OpenJDK Runtime Environment (AdoptOpenJDK)(build 1.8.0_222-b10)
OpenJDK 64-Bit Server VM (AdoptOpenJDK)(build 25.222-b10, mixed mode)

But I’m still getting the same error.

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Have you tried using the native launcher that comes with 7.9.12? (BTW, jnlp has long been deprecated, and is not available at all with Java9+.)

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indeed that works, thanks.

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Where can I find “native launcher” ??
I’m using Linux Mint 19.2 and I getting the same error…

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You can download them from your gateway.

https://docs.inductiveautomation.com/display/DOC79/Native+Client+Launchers

EDIT: Forgot my manners. Welcome to the forums, by the way!

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Thank you for reply, but is there some native launchers also for Designer?

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On 7.9, I believe you can launch the designer from there as well (upper Right-hand corner IIRC), unless it’s changed in the later versions.

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Old thread, but same problem here. Using the Native Client Launcher I reach the Open/Create Project window, the Downloading window, but after that no Designer shows up. Using JConsole I found the next message
jdk.management.agent not in boot layer
Any idea?

Ignition version: 7.9.14 (b2020042813)
Java version: openjdk version "1.8.0_312"
OS version: Ubuntu 22.04 LTS with KDE Plasma 5.24.4

Thanks, regards

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Use the JRE embedded in the launcher.

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Hi pturmel, thanks for your reply. I did what you suggest
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but the designer startup process, after running all intermediate steps (project selection, resources download), does not show any UI - sometimes it manages to show the Tip of the day popup and that’s it.
Thanks, regards

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So, you’ll need to look in the launcher’s log file where it reports the final java command line it used. Copy that and run it in a terminal. You should then have logging in the terminal that should show where it gets stuck.