** Description changed: Attempt to open a downloaded .jnlp file by right click and selecting 'IcedTea Java Web Start' fails. There is no result or feedback what's wrong. .xsession-errors reveals that /usr/bin/javaws wrongly points to java-6-openjdk although it isn't installed and hence no alternative. - Workaround: adjust lines 3 and 6 to java-7*. + Workaround: adjust lines 3 and 9 to java-7*. Example files. http://volumeviewer.kenai.com/index.html ## another example would be 'sweethome3d' in bug 224800 - ## On attempt to run the .jnlp file firefox is preselected, downloads the file and opens an empty tab. + ## On attempt to run the .jnlp file firefox is preselected, downloads the file and opens an empty tab. Edit: Failed mimetype was addressed and fixed in bug 949823. Related packages installed. ii icedtea-7-jre-cacao 7~u3-2.1-1ubuntu3 ii icedtea-7-jre-jamvm 7~u3-2.1-1ubuntu3 ii icedtea-7-plugin 1.2-1ubuntu1 ii icedtea-netx 1.2-1ubuntu1 ii icedtea-netx-common 1.2-1ubuntu1 ii openjdk-7-jre 7~u3-2.1-1ubuntu3 ii openjdk-7-jre-headless 7~u3-2.1-1ubuntu3 ii openjdk-7-jre-lib 7~u3-2.1-1ubuntu3 ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04 Package: icedtea-netx 1.2-1ubuntu1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-20.33-generic 3.2.12 Uname: Linux 3.2.0-20-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 1.95-0ubuntu1 Architecture: amd64 Date: Fri Mar 30 20:25:21 2012 Dependencies: icedtea-netx-common 1.2-1ubuntu1 InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Alpha amd64 (20120204) ProcEnviron: TERM=xterm LANG=de_DE.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/bash SourcePackage: icedtea-web UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
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