JavaFX Freeze on Desktop.open(file), Desktop.browse(uri)

Question

I\'m running some code in Java on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS 64 Bit (with Gnome Shell), using Oracle JDK 1.8.0_05 via NetBeans8.0.

The following function works perfectly when

Answer 1

Encapsulate it on a System thread:

    final String url = "www.google.com";
    final Hyperlink hyperlink = new Hyperlink("Click me");
        hyperlink.setOnAction(event -> new Thread(() -> {
            try {
                Desktop.getDesktop().browse(new URI(url));
            } catch (IOException | URISyntaxException e1) {
                e1.printStackTrace();
            }
        }).start());