Installer for JIRA Will not Start on Linux with Error 'Syntax err or ( unexpected'

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Symptoms

When trying to run the installer, the following error will occur:

jira@code:~$ ./atlassian-jira-4.4-x64.bin
Unpacking JRE ...
Starting Installer ...
/usr/local/jira/atlassian-jira-4.4-x64.bin.28540.dir/jre/bin/java: 1: Syntax err or: "(" unexpected

Cause

The .bin package downloaded differs from the Java version: either 32-bit binary on 64-bit JRE or 64-bit binary on 32-bit JRE.

Diagnosis

To verify the currently used version of Java, please use the `java -version` command.

Resolution

Download the binary that matches the JRE used: use the show all option on the download page:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Last modified on Mar 30, 2016

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