idash Linux RHEL 7 Install failed in Console mode
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idash Linux RHEL 7 Install failed in Console mode

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Article ID: 136159

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Products

iDash Workload Automation

Issue/Introduction

IDASH 12.1 installed failed in console mode in the following:


Unpacking JRE ...
Starting Installer ...
java.lang.NullPointerException
        at sun.awt.FontConfiguration.getVersion(FontConfiguration.java:1264)
        at sun.awt.FontConfiguration.readFontConfigFile(FontConfiguration.java:219)
        at sun.awt.FontConfiguration.init(FontConfiguration.java:107)
        at sun.awt.X11FontManager.createFontConfiguration(X11FontManager.java:774)
        at sun.font.SunFontManager$2.run(SunFontManager.java:431)
        at java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(Native Method)
        at sun.font.SunFontManager.<init>(SunFontManager.java:376)
        at sun.awt.FcFontManager.<init>(FcFontManager.java:35)
        at sun.awt.X11FontManager.<init>(X11FontManager.java:57)
        at sun.reflect.NativeConstructorAccessorImpl.newInstance0(Native Method)
        at sun.reflect.NativeConstructorAccessorImpl.newInstance(NativeConstructorAccessorImpl.java:62)
        at sun.reflect.DelegatingConstructorAccessorImpl.newInstance(DelegatingConstructorAccessorImpl.java:45)
        at java.lang.reflect.Constructor.newInstance(Constructor.java:423)
        at java.lang.Class.newInstance(Class.java:442)
        at sun.font.FontManagerFactory$1.run(FontManagerFactory.java:83)
        at java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(Native Method)
        at sun.font.FontManagerFactory.getInstance(FontManagerFactory.java:74)
        at sun.font.SunFontManager.getInstance(SunFontManager.java:250)
        at sun.font.FontDesignMetrics.getMetrics(FontDesignMetrics.java:264)
        at sun.swing.SwingUtilities2.getFontMetrics(SwingUtilities2.java:1113)
        at javax.swing.JComponent.getFontMetrics(JComponent.java:1626)
        at javax.swing.text.WrappedPlainView.updateMetrics(WrappedPlainView.java:318)
        at javax.swing.text.WrappedPlainView.updateChildren(WrappedPlainView.java:297)
        at javax.swing.text.WrappedPlainView.insertUpdate(WrappedPlainView.java:463)
        at javax.swing.plaf.basic.BasicTextUI$RootView.insertUpdate(BasicTextUI.java:1610)
        at javax.swing.plaf.basic.BasicTextUI$UpdateHandler.insertUpdate(BasicTextUI.java:1869)
        at javax.swing.text.AbstractDocument.fireInsertUpdate(AbstractDocument.java:201)
        at javax.swing.text.AbstractDocument.handleInsertString(AbstractDocument.java:748)
        at javax.swing.text.AbstractDocument.insertString(AbstractDocument.java:707)
        at javax.swing.text.PlainDocument.insertString(PlainDocument.java:130)
        at javax.swing.text.DefaultEditorKit.read(DefaultEditorKit.java:273)
        at javax.swing.JEditorPane.setText(JEditorPane.java:1416)
        at javax.swing.JEditorPane.<init>(JEditorPane.java:290)
        at com.install4j.runtime.installer.frontend.headless.AbstractHeadlessScreenExecutor.init(Unknown Source)
        at com.install4j.runtime.installer.frontend.headless.ConsoleScreenExecutor.<init>(Unknown Source)
        at com.install4j.runtime.installer.frontend.headless.InstallerConsoleScreenExecutor.<init>(Unknown Source)
        at com.install4j.runtime.installer.Installer.getScreenExecutor(Unknown Source)
        at com.install4j.runtime.installer.Installer.runInProcess(Unknown Source)
        at com.install4j.runtime.installer.Installer.main(Unknown Source)
        at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
        at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:62)
        at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:43)
        at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:498)
        at com.exe4j.runtime.LauncherEngine.launch(Unknown Source)
        at com.install4j.runtime.launcher.Launcher.main(Unknown Source)
Could not display the GUI. This application needs access to an X Server.
*******************************************************************
You can also run this application in console mode without
access to an X server by passing the argument -c
*******************************************************************

Environment

Release : 12.1

Cause

Check for installed fonts

fc-list



Resolution

Install missing fontconfig package if fc-list is not found. If the fc-list empty then and add any font package to /usr/share/fonts.