Bitbucket Server Install error: java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError

[ataian]

I'm trying to install Bitbucket server on my system (Ubuntu 16.04.2 LTS, latest updates), but starting the freshly downloaded bitbucket server installer (atlassian-bitbucket-5.0.1-x64.bin) crashes with the exception "java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError: java.awt.Container"

Installation of JIRA Software on the same server worked flawlessly and is running on the server.

This is the created error log file:

Exception:

java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError: java.awt.Container
        at com.install4j.runtime.installer.frontend.headless.AbstractHeadlessScreenExecutor.init(AbstractHeadlessScreenExecutor.java:67)
        at com.install4j.runtime.installer.frontend.headless.ConsoleScreenExecutor.<init>(ConsoleScreenExecutor.java:24)
        at com.install4j.runtime.installer.frontend.headless.InstallerConsoleScreenExecutor.<init>(InstallerConsoleScreenExecutor.java:6)
        at com.install4j.runtime.installer.Installer.getScreenExecutor(Installer.java:92)
        at com.install4j.runtime.installer.Installer.runInProcess(Installer.java:58)
        at com.install4j.runtime.installer.Installer.main(Installer.java:46)
        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(LauncherEngine.java:65)
        at com.install4j.runtime.launcher.UnixLauncher.main(UnixLauncher.java:57)

System properties:

java.runtime.name=Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment
exe4j.moduleName=/root/install/atlassian-bitbucket-5.0.1-x64.bin
sun.boot.library.path=/root/install/atlassian-bitbucket-5.0.1-x64.bin.1333.dir/jre/lib/amd64
java.vm.version=25.102-b14
java.vm.vendor=Oracle Corporation
java.vendor.url=http://java.oracle.com/
path.separator=:
java.vm.name=Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM
file.encoding.pkg=sun.io
user.country=US
sun.java.launcher=SUN_STANDARD
sun.os.patch.level=unknown
install4j.exeDir=/root/install/
java.vm.specification.name=Java Virtual Machine Specification
user.dir=/root/install/atlassian-bitbucket-5.0.1-x64.bin.1333.dir
java.runtime.version=1.8.0_102-b14
java.awt.graphicsenv=sun.awt.X11GraphicsEnvironment
i4jv=0
java.endorsed.dirs=/root/install/atlassian-bitbucket-5.0.1-x64.bin.1333.dir/jre/lib/endorsed
os.arch=amd64
java.io.tmpdir=/tmp
line.separator=

java.vm.specification.vendor=Oracle Corporation
os.name=Linux
exe4j.totalDataLength=275995996
sun.java2d.noddraw=true
sun.jnu.encoding=UTF-8
java.library.path=/root/install/atlassian-bitbucket-5.0.1-x64.bin.1333.dir/user::/usr/java/packages/lib/amd64:/usr/lib64:/lib64:/lib:/usr/lib
java.specification.name=Java Platform API Specification
java.class.version=52.0
sun.management.compiler=HotSpot 64-Bit Tiered Compilers
os.version=4.4.0-78-generic
i4j.vpt=true
install4j.cwd=/root/install
user.home=/root
user.timezone=Etc/UTC
java.awt.printerjob=sun.print.PSPrinterJob
file.encoding=UTF-8
install4j.jvmDir=/root/install/atlassian-bitbucket-5.0.1-x64.bin.1333.dir/jre
java.specification.version=1.8
java.class.path=i4jruntime.jar
user.name=root
user.timezone=Etc/UTC
java.awt.printerjob=sun.print.PSPrinterJob
file.encoding=UTF-8
install4j.jvmDir=/root/install/atlassian-bitbucket-5.0.1-x64.bin.1333.dir/jre
java.specification.version=1.8
java.class.path=i4jruntime.jar
user.name=root
install4j.executionMode=gui
java.vm.specification.version=1.8
sun.java.command=com.install4j.runtime.launcher.UnixLauncher launch 0   com.install4j.runtime.installer.Installer
java.home=/root/install/atlassian-bitbucket-5.0.1-x64.bin.1333.dir/jre
sun.arch.data.model=64
user.language=en
java.specification.vendor=Oracle Corporation
awt.toolkit=sun.awt.X11.XToolkit
java.vm.info=mixed mode
java.version=1.8.0_102
java.ext.dirs=/root/install/atlassian-bitbucket-5.0.1-x64.bin.1333.dir/jre/lib/ext:/root/install/atlassian-bitbucket-5.0.1-x64.bin.1333.dir/jre/jre/lib/ext
sun.boot.class.path=/root/install/atlassian-bitbucket-5.0.1-x64.bin.1333.dir/jre/lib/resources.jar:/root/install/atlassian-bitbucket-5.0.1-x64.bin.1333.dir/jre/lib/rt.jar:/root/inst
all/atlassian-bitbucket-5.0.1-x64.bin.1333.dir/jre/lib/sunrsasign.jar:/root/install/atlassian-bitbucket-5.0.1-x64.bin.1333.dir/jre/lib/jsse.jar:/root/install/atlassian-bitbucket-5.0
.1-x64.bin.1333.dir/jre/lib/jce.jar:/root/install/atlassian-bitbucket-5.0.1-x64.bin.1333.dir/jre/lib/charsets.jar:/root/install/atlassian-bitbucket-5.0.1-x64.bin.1333.dir/jre/lib/jf
r.jar:/root/install/atlassian-bitbucket-5.0.1-x64.bin.1333.dir/jre/classes
java.awt.headless=true
install4j.appDir=/root/install/
java.vendor=Oracle Corporation
file.separator=/
java.vendor.url.bug=http://bugreport.sun.com/bugreport/
sun.font.fontmanager=sun.awt.X11FontManager
sun.io.unicode.encoding=UnicodeLittle
sun.cpu.endian=little
sun.cpu.isalist=

[daniele_carcasole · Accepted solution]

Hi,

have you tried running the installer in Console Mode with:

atlassian-bitbucket-x.y.z-x64.bin -c

From Running the Bitbucket Server installer:

 Console mode: if the installer is invoked with the -c argument, the interaction with the user is performed in the terminal from which the installer was invoked.

We encontered similar issues when Bitbucket installer is used in headless machines.

Hope it helps.

[Caterina Curti]

What @daniele_carcasole says is correct, see also the following article:

https://confluence.atlassian.com/display/BitbucketServerKB/Bitbucket+Server+installer+fails+to+run+with+java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError%3A+java.awt.Container

[Deleted user]

Same here.. Jira and Confluence were installed, but not Bitbucket.

headless Ubuntu 16.04.2 LTS (4.8.0-52-generic) with nothing else installed.

It can be installed with the -q option, but this ends in a memory leak with a constantly crashing machine