Desktop API is not supported on the current platform

Question

I have encountered this error:

java.lang.UnsupportedOperationException: Desktop API is not supported on the current platform

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Answer 1

I am using Ubuntu 12.04 LTS 64-bit with Oracle jdk1.6.0_45 and was having the same problem. I’m running gnome-classic as the desktop instead of Unity. This is what worked for me:

sudo apt-get install libgnome2-0

After installing this package I restarted my Java Swing app and Desktop.getDesktop().open(new File("myfile")); worked just fine.