$ /opt/jabref/bin/JabRef
WARNING: Using incubator modules: jdk.incubator.vector
Messages are not initialized before accessing key: References
2025-12-27 09:55:09 [main] org.jabref.Launcher.main()
ERROR: Could not launch JabRef: java.lang.IllegalStateException: Cannot instantiate view: interface org.jabref.logic.preferences.CliPreferences
at afterburner.fx/com.airhacks.afterburner.injection.Injector.lambda$getDefaultInstanceSupplier$6(Unknown Source)
at afterburner.fx/com.airhacks.afterburner.injection.Injector.instantiateModelOrService(Unknown Source)
at afterburner.fx/com.airhacks.afterburner.injection.Injector.instantiateModelOrService(Unknown Source)
at org.jabref/org.jabref.gui.maintable.MainTableColumnModel.<init>(Unknown Source)
at org.jabref/org.jabref.gui.maintable.MainTableColumnModel.<init>(Unknown Source)
at org.jabref/org.jabref.gui.maintable.ColumnPreferences.<init>(Unknown Source)
at org.jabref/org.jabref.gui.maintable.ColumnPreferences.getDefault(Unknown Source)
at org.jabref/org.jabref.gui.preferences.JabRefGuiPreferences.getMainTableColumnPreferences(Unknown Source)
at org.jabref/org.jabref.gui.preferences.JabRefGuiPreferences.importPreferences(Unknown Source)
at org.jabref.jablib/org.jabref.logic.preferences.JabRefCliPreferences.<init>(Unknown Source)
at org.jabref/org.jabref.gui.preferences.JabRefGuiPreferences.<init>(Unknown Source)
at org.jabref/org.jabref.gui.preferences.JabRefGuiPreferences.getInstance(Unknown Source)
at org.jabref/org.jabref.Launcher.main(Unknown Source)
Caused by: java.lang.InstantiationException: org.jabref.logic.preferences.CliPreferences
at java.base/java.lang.Class.newInstance(Unknown Source)
... 13 more
Caused by: java.lang.NoSuchMethodException: org.jabref.logic.preferences.CliPreferences.<init>()
at java.base/java.lang.Class.getConstructor0(Unknown Source)
... 14 more
Exception in thread "main" java.lang.IllegalStateException: Cannot instantiate view: interface org.jabref.logic.preferences.CliPreferences
at afterburner.fx/com.airhacks.afterburner.injection.Injector.lambda$getDefaultInstanceSupplier$6(Unknown Source)
at afterburner.fx/com.airhacks.afterburner.injection.Injector.instantiateModelOrService(Unknown Source)
at afterburner.fx/com.airhacks.afterburner.injection.Injector.instantiateModelOrService(Unknown Source)
at org.jabref/org.jabref.gui.maintable.MainTableColumnModel.<init>(Unknown Source)
at org.jabref/org.jabref.gui.maintable.MainTableColumnModel.<init>(Unknown Source)
at org.jabref/org.jabref.gui.maintable.ColumnPreferences.<init>(Unknown Source)
at org.jabref/org.jabref.gui.maintable.ColumnPreferences.getDefault(Unknown Source)
at org.jabref/org.jabref.gui.preferences.JabRefGuiPreferences.getMainTableColumnPreferences(Unknown Source)
at org.jabref/org.jabref.gui.preferences.JabRefGuiPreferences.importPreferences(Unknown Source)
at org.jabref.jablib/org.jabref.logic.preferences.JabRefCliPreferences.<init>(Unknown Source)
at org.jabref/org.jabref.gui.preferences.JabRefGuiPreferences.<init>(Unknown Source)
at org.jabref/org.jabref.gui.preferences.JabRefGuiPreferences.getInstance(Unknown Source)
at org.jabref/org.jabref.Launcher.main(Unknown Source)
Caused by: java.lang.InstantiationException: org.jabref.logic.preferences.CliPreferences
at java.base/java.lang.Class.newInstance(Unknown Source)
... 13 more
Caused by: java.lang.NoSuchMethodException: org.jabref.logic.preferences.CliPreferences.<init>()
at java.base/java.lang.Class.getConstructor0(Unknown Source)
... 14 more
...
JabRef version
6.0-alpha.4
Operating system
GNU / Linux
Details on version and operating system
Debian Sid AMD64
Checked with the latest development build (copy version output from About dialog)
Steps to reproduce the behaviour
Here is the log:
Appendix
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