solution: sudo apt-get install java-virtual-machine
which results in """ Note, selecting 'gcj-jre-headless' instead of 'java-virtual-machine' The following package was automatically installed and is no longer required: icedtea-netx-common Use 'apt-get autoremove' to remove it. The following extra packages will be installed: gcj-4.7-jre-headless Suggested packages: fastjar gcj-4.7-jdk libgcj13-awt gcj-jdk The following NEW packages will be installed: gcj-4.7-jre-headless gcj-jre-headless """ I guess the real solution would be to add gcj-jre-headless to the dependencies of imagej -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1081644 Title: imagej will not display images To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/imagej/+bug/1081644/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs