Unable to use clojure 1.9.0 on Ubuntu 14, OpenJDK 11

I am getting the following error on trying to use clojure 1.9.1 on a Ubuntu 14 machine with Java OpenJDK 11 installed on it. Could you let me know what I am doing wrong? Below is the error message

Error building classpath. Failed to read artifact descriptor for org.clojure:clojure:jar:1.9.0
org.eclipse.aether.resolution.ArtifactDescriptorException: Failed to read artifact descriptor for org.clojure:clojure:jar:1.9.0
	at org.apache.maven.repository.internal.DefaultArtifactDescriptorReader.loadPom(DefaultArtifactDescriptorReader.java:282)
	at org.apache.maven.repository.internal.DefaultArtifactDescriptorReader.readArtifactDescriptor(DefaultArtifactDescriptorReader.java:198)
	at org.eclipse.aether.internal.impl.DefaultRepositorySystem.readArtifactDescriptor(DefaultRepositorySystem.java:253)
	at clojure.tools.deps.alpha.extensions.maven$eval748$fn__750.invoke(maven.clj:52)
	at clojure.lang.MultiFn.invoke(MultiFn.java:243)
	at clojure.tools.deps.alpha$expand_deps.invokeStatic(alpha.clj:147)
	at clojure.tools.deps.alpha$expand_deps.invoke(alpha.clj:129)
	at clojure.tools.deps.alpha$resolve_deps.invokeStatic(alpha.clj:183)
	at clojure.tools.deps.alpha$resolve_deps.invoke(alpha.clj:174)
	at clojure.tools.deps.alpha.script.make_classpath$_main.invokeStatic(make_classpath.clj:59)
	at clojure.tools.deps.alpha.script.make_classpath$_main.doInvoke(make_classpath.clj:35)
	at clojure.lang.RestFn.applyTo(RestFn.java:137)
	at clojure.lang.Var.applyTo(Var.java:702)
	at clojure.core$apply.invokeStatic(core.clj:657)
	at clojure.main$main_opt.invokeStatic(main.clj:317)
	at clojure.main$main_opt.invoke(main.clj:313)
	at clojure.main$main.invokeStatic(main.clj:424)
	at clojure.main$main.doInvoke(main.clj:387)
	at clojure.lang.RestFn.applyTo(RestFn.java:137)
	at clojure.lang.Var.applyTo(Var.java:702)
	at clojure.main.main(main.java:37)
Caused by: org.eclipse.aether.resolution.ArtifactResolutionException: Could not transfer artifact org.clojure:clojure:pom:1.9.0 from/to central (https://repo1.maven.org/maven2/): Unexpected error: java.security.InvalidAlgorithmParameterException: the trustAnchors parameter must be non-empty
	at org.eclipse.aether.internal.impl.DefaultArtifactResolver.resolve(DefaultArtifactResolver.java:422)
	at org.eclipse.aether.internal.impl.DefaultArtifactResolver.resolveArtifacts(DefaultArtifactResolver.java:224)
	at org.eclipse.aether.internal.impl.DefaultArtifactResolver.resolveArtifact(DefaultArtifactResolver.java:201)
	at org.apache.maven.repository.internal.DefaultArtifactDescriptorReader.loadPom(DefaultArtifactDescriptorReader.java:267)
	... 20 more
Caused by: org.eclipse.aether.transfer.ArtifactTransferException: Could not transfer artifact org.clojure:clojure:pom:1.9.0 from/to central (https://repo1.maven.org/maven2/): Unexpected error: java.security.InvalidAlgorithmParameterException: the trustAnchors parameter must be non-empty
	at org.eclipse.aether.connector.basic.ArtifactTransportListener.transferFailed(ArtifactTransportListener.java:52)
	at org.eclipse.aether.connector.basic.BasicRepositoryConnector$TaskRunner.run(BasicRepositoryConnector.java:365)
	at org.eclipse.aether.util.concurrency.RunnableErrorForwarder$1.run(RunnableErrorForwarder.java:75)
	at org.eclipse.aether.connector.basic.BasicRepositoryConnector$DirectExecutor.execute(BasicRepositoryConnector.java:583)
	at org.eclipse.aether.connector.basic.BasicRepositoryConnector.get(BasicRepositoryConnector.java:259)
	at org.eclipse.aether.internal.impl.DefaultArtifactResolver.performDownloads(DefaultArtifactResolver.java:498)
	at org.eclipse.aether.internal.impl.DefaultArtifactResolver.resolve(DefaultArtifactResolver.java:399)
	... 23 more
Caused by: javax.net.ssl.SSLException: Unexpected error: java.security.InvalidAlgorithmParameterException: the trustAnchors parameter must be non-empty
	at java.base/sun.security.ssl.Alert.createSSLException(Alert.java:129)
	at java.base/sun.security.ssl.TransportContext.fatal(TransportContext.java:325)
	at java.base/sun.security.ssl.TransportContext.fatal(TransportContext.java:268)
	at java.base/sun.security.ssl.TransportContext.fatal(TransportContext.java:263)
	at java.base/sun.security.ssl.SSLSocketImpl.handleException(SSLSocketImpl.java:1114)
	at java.base/sun.security.ssl.SSLSocketImpl.startHandshake(SSLSocketImpl.java:389)
	at org.apache.http.conn.ssl.SSLSocketFactory.createLayeredSocket(SSLSocketFactory.java:573)
	at org.apache.http.conn.ssl.SSLSocketFactory.connectSocket(SSLSocketFactory.java:557)
	at org.apache.http.conn.ssl.SSLSocketFactory.connectSocket(SSLSocketFactory.java:414)
	at org.apache.http.impl.conn.DefaultClientConnectionOperator.openConnection(DefaultClientConnectionOperator.java:180)
	at org.apache.http.impl.conn.ManagedClientConnectionImpl.open(ManagedClientConnectionImpl.java:326)
	at org.apache.http.impl.client.DefaultRequestDirector.tryConnect(DefaultRequestDirector.java:610)
	at org.apache.http.impl.client.DefaultRequestDirector.execute(DefaultRequestDirector.java:445)
	at org.apache.http.impl.client.AbstractHttpClient.doExecute(AbstractHttpClient.java:835)
	at org.apache.http.impl.client.CloseableHttpClient.execute(CloseableHttpClient.java:72)
	at org.apache.http.impl.client.CloseableHttpClient.execute(CloseableHttpClient.java:56)
	at org.apache.http.impl.client.DecompressingHttpClient.execute(DecompressingHttpClient.java:164)
	at org.eclipse.aether.transport.http.HttpTransporter.execute(HttpTransporter.java:296)
	at org.eclipse.aether.transport.http.HttpTransporter.implGet(HttpTransporter.java:252)
	at org.eclipse.aether.spi.connector.transport.AbstractTransporter.get(AbstractTransporter.java:67)
	at org.eclipse.aether.connector.basic.BasicRepositoryConnector$GetTaskRunner.runTask(BasicRepositoryConnector.java:453)
	at org.eclipse.aether.connector.basic.BasicRepositoryConnector$TaskRunner.run(BasicRepositoryConnector.java:360)
	... 28 more
Caused by: java.lang.RuntimeException: Unexpected error: java.security.InvalidAlgorithmParameterException: the trustAnchors parameter must be non-empty
	at java.base/sun.security.validator.PKIXValidator.<init>(PKIXValidator.java:89)
	at java.base/sun.security.validator.Validator.getInstance(Validator.java:181)
	at java.base/sun.security.ssl.X509TrustManagerImpl.getValidator(X509TrustManagerImpl.java:308)
	at java.base/sun.security.ssl.X509TrustManagerImpl.checkTrustedInit(X509TrustManagerImpl.java:176)
	at java.base/sun.security.ssl.X509TrustManagerImpl.checkTrusted(X509TrustManagerImpl.java:188)
	at java.base/sun.security.ssl.X509TrustManagerImpl.checkServerTrusted(X509TrustManagerImpl.java:129)
	at java.base/sun.security.ssl.CertificateMessage$T12CertificateConsumer.checkServerCerts(CertificateMessage.java:626)
	at java.base/sun.security.ssl.CertificateStatus$CertificateStatusConsumer.consume(CertificateStatus.java:292)
	at java.base/sun.security.ssl.SSLHandshake.consume(SSLHandshake.java:390)
	at java.base/sun.security.ssl.HandshakeContext.dispatch(HandshakeContext.java:445)
	at java.base/sun.security.ssl.HandshakeContext.dispatch(HandshakeContext.java:422)
	at java.base/sun.security.ssl.TransportContext.dispatch(TransportContext.java:178)
	at java.base/sun.security.ssl.SSLTransport.decode(SSLTransport.java:164)
	at java.base/sun.security.ssl.SSLSocketImpl.decode(SSLSocketImpl.java:877)
	at java.base/sun.security.ssl.SSLSocketImpl.readRecord(SSLSocketImpl.java:810)
	at java.base/sun.security.ssl.SSLSocketImpl.startHandshake(SSLSocketImpl.java:383)
	... 44 more
Caused by: java.security.InvalidAlgorithmParameterException: the trustAnchors parameter must be non-empty
	at java.base/java.security.cert.PKIXParameters.setTrustAnchors(PKIXParameters.java:200)
	at java.base/java.security.cert.PKIXParameters.<init>(PKIXParameters.java:120)
	at java.base/java.security.cert.PKIXBuilderParameters.<init>(PKIXBuilderParameters.java:104)
	at java.base/sun.security.validator.PKIXValidator.<init>(PKIXValidator.java:86)
	... 59 more
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Could you please sugest me how to resolve this issue

have you tried the solution at https://stackoverflow.com/questions/50650400/fresh-clojure-installation-in-ubuntu-error-building-classpath?

this was top google result and has same issue with linked solution at https://stackoverflow.com/questions/33439905/is-the-cacerts-file-missing-in-ubuntu-15-10-and-openjdk-8-jdk

read through those and try the solution which pretty much entails:
$ sudo dpkg --purge --force-depends ca-certificates-java
$ sudo apt-get install ca-certificates-java

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also linked in that SO thread is Redirecting to Google Groups which has some more info & resolution steps in addition to the ones i posted above

direct link: https://groups.google.com/d/msg/clojure/-ovhQXtzhgw/_IbIpeofCgAJ

|34x34|JesĂşs GĂłmez|21x21

22 May|
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The simplest workaround I found in the bug report you have shared here, is to configure Java to > change the keystore type from pkcs12 to jks by simply editing the file /etc/java-11-openjdk/security/java.security and changing “keystore.type=pkcs12” to “keystore.type=jks” as it is explained in the fifth comment[1].

And then, follow the instructions given by Peter:

$ sudo dpkg --purge --force-depends ca-certificates-java
$ sudo apt-get install ca-certificates-java

Then both lein and clj works well.

I have to remember to rollback this change when the bug is fixed in Ubuntu.

Now I understand this is an Ubuntu exclusive problem, and I appreciate your help. Thank you.

Comment #5 : Bug #1739631 : Bugs : ca-certificates-java package : Ubuntu

its not working
$ sudo dpkg --purge --force-depends ca-certificates-java
$ sudo apt-get install ca-certificates-java
if i ran above two commands also getting the same error
Error building classpath. Failed to read artifact descriptor for org.clojure:clojure:jar:1.9.0
org.eclipse.aether.resolution.ArtifactDescriptorException: Failed to read artifact descriptor for org.clojure:clojure:jar:1.9.0
at org.apache.maven.repository.internal.DefaultArtifactDescriptorReader.loadPom(DefaultArtifactDescriptorReader.java:282)
at org.apache.maven.repository.internal.DefaultArtifactDescriptorReader.readArtifactDescriptor(DefaultArtifactDescriptorReader.java:198)
at org.eclipse.aether.internal.impl.DefaultRepositorySystem.readArtifactDescriptor(DefaultRepositorySystem.java:253)
at clojure.tools.deps.alpha.extensions.maven$eval748$fn__750.invoke(maven.clj:52)
at clojure.lang.MultiFn.invoke(MultiFn.java:243)
at clojure.tools.deps.alpha$expand_deps.invokeStatic(alpha.clj:147)
at clojure.tools.deps.alpha$expand_deps.invoke(alpha.clj:129)
at clojure.tools.deps.alpha$resolve_deps.invokeStatic(alpha.clj:183)
at clojure.tools.deps.alpha$resolve_deps.invoke(alpha.clj:174)
at clojure.tools.deps.alpha.script.make_classpath$_main.invokeStatic(make_classpath.clj:59)
at clojure.tools.deps.alpha.script.make_classpath$_main.doInvoke(make_classpath.clj:35)
at clojure.lang.RestFn.applyTo(RestFn.java:137)
at clojure.lang.Var.applyTo(Var.java:702)
at clojure.core$apply.invokeStatic(core.clj:657)
at clojure.main$main_opt.invokeStatic(main.clj:317)
at clojure.main$main_opt.invoke(main.clj:313)
at clojure.main$main.invokeStatic(main.clj:424)
at clojure.main$main.doInvoke(main.clj:387)
at clojure.lang.RestFn.applyTo(RestFn.java:137)
at clojure.lang.Var.applyTo(Var.java:702)
at clojure.main.main(main.java:37)
Caused by: org.eclipse.aether.resolution.ArtifactResolutionException: Could not transfer artifact org.clojure:clojure:pom:1.9.0 from/to central (https://repo1.maven.org/maven2/): Unexpected error: java.security.InvalidAlgorithmParameterException: the trustAnchors parameter must be non-empty
at org.eclipse.aether.internal.impl.DefaultArtifactResolver.resolve(DefaultArtifactResolver.java:422)
at org.eclipse.aether.internal.impl.DefaultArtifactResolver.resolveArtifacts(DefaultArtifactResolver.java:224)
at org.eclipse.aether.internal.impl.DefaultArtifactResolver.resolveArtifact(DefaultArtifactResolver.java:201)
at org.apache.maven.repository.internal.DefaultArtifactDescriptorReader.loadPom(DefaultArtifactDescriptorReader.java:267)
… 20 more
Caused by: org.eclipse.aether.transfer.ArtifactTransferException: Could not transfer artifact org.clojure:clojure:pom:1.9.0 from/to central (https://repo1.maven.org/maven2/): Unexpected error: java.security.InvalidAlgorithmParameterException: the trustAnchors parameter must be non-empty
at org.eclipse.aether.connector.basic.ArtifactTransportListener.transferFailed(ArtifactTransportListener.java:52)
at org.eclipse.aether.connector.basic.BasicRepositoryConnector$TaskRunner.run(BasicRepositoryConnector.java:365)
at org.eclipse.aether.util.concurrency.RunnableErrorForwarder$1.run(RunnableErrorForwarder.java:75)
at org.eclipse.aether.connector.basic.BasicRepositoryConnector$DirectExecutor.execute(BasicRepositoryConnector.java:583)
at org.eclipse.aether.connector.basic.BasicRepositoryConnector.get(BasicRepositoryConnector.java:259)
at org.eclipse.aether.internal.impl.DefaultArtifactResolver.performDownloads(DefaultArtifactResolver.java:498)
at org.eclipse.aether.internal.impl.DefaultArtifactResolver.resolve(DefaultArtifactResolver.java:399)
… 23 more
Caused by: javax.net.ssl.SSLException: Unexpected error: java.security.InvalidAlgorithmParameterException: the trustAnchors parameter must be non-empty
at java.base/sun.security.ssl.Alert.createSSLException(Alert.java:129)
at java.base/sun.security.ssl.TransportContext.fatal(TransportContext.java:325)
at java.base/sun.security.ssl.TransportContext.fatal(TransportContext.java:268)
at java.base/sun.security.ssl.TransportContext.fatal(TransportContext.java:263)
at java.base/sun.security.ssl.SSLSocketImpl.handleException(SSLSocketImpl.java:1114)
at java.base/sun.security.ssl.SSLSocketImpl.startHandshake(SSLSocketImpl.java:389)
at org.apache.http.conn.ssl.SSLSocketFactory.createLayeredSocket(SSLSocketFactory.java:573)
at org.apache.http.conn.ssl.SSLSocketFactory.connectSocket(SSLSocketFactory.java:557)
at org.apache.http.conn.ssl.SSLSocketFactory.connectSocket(SSLSocketFactory.java:414)
at org.apache.http.impl.conn.DefaultClientConnectionOperator.openConnection(DefaultClientConnectionOperator.java:180)
at org.apache.http.impl.conn.ManagedClientConnectionImpl.open(ManagedClientConnectionImpl.java:326)
at org.apache.http.impl.client.DefaultRequestDirector.tryConnect(DefaultRequestDirector.java:610)
at org.apache.http.impl.client.DefaultRequestDirector.execute(DefaultRequestDirector.java:445)
at org.apache.http.impl.client.AbstractHttpClient.doExecute(AbstractHttpClient.java:835)
at org.apache.http.impl.client.CloseableHttpClient.execute(CloseableHttpClient.java:72)
at org.apache.http.impl.client.CloseableHttpClient.execute(CloseableHttpClient.java:56)
at org.apache.http.impl.client.DecompressingHttpClient.execute(DecompressingHttpClient.java:164)
at org.eclipse.aether.transport.http.HttpTransporter.execute(HttpTransporter.java:296)
at org.eclipse.aether.transport.http.HttpTransporter.implGet(HttpTransporter.java:252)
at org.eclipse.aether.spi.connector.transport.AbstractTransporter.get(AbstractTransporter.java:67)
at org.eclipse.aether.connector.basic.BasicRepositoryConnector$GetTaskRunner.runTask(BasicRepositoryConnector.java:453)
at org.eclipse.aether.connector.basic.BasicRepositoryConnector$TaskRunner.run(BasicRepositoryConnector.java:360)
… 28 more
Caused by: java.lang.RuntimeException: Unexpected error: java.security.InvalidAlgorithmParameterException: the trustAnchors parameter must be non-empty
at java.base/sun.security.validator.PKIXValidator.(PKIXValidator.java:89)
at java.base/sun.security.validator.Validator.getInstance(Validator.java:181)
at java.base/sun.security.ssl.X509TrustManagerImpl.getValidator(X509TrustManagerImpl.java:308)
at java.base/sun.security.ssl.X509TrustManagerImpl.checkTrustedInit(X509TrustManagerImpl.java:176)
at java.base/sun.security.ssl.X509TrustManagerImpl.checkTrusted(X509TrustManagerImpl.java:188)
at java.base/sun.security.ssl.X509TrustManagerImpl.checkServerTrusted(X509TrustManagerImpl.java:129)
at java.base/sun.security.ssl.CertificateMessage$T12CertificateConsumer.checkServerCerts(CertificateMessage.java:626)
at java.base/sun.security.ssl.CertificateStatus$CertificateStatusConsumer.consume(CertificateStatus.java:292)
at java.base/sun.security.ssl.SSLHandshake.consume(SSLHandshake.java:390)
at java.base/sun.security.ssl.HandshakeContext.dispatch(HandshakeContext.java:445)
at java.base/sun.security.ssl.HandshakeContext.dispatch(HandshakeContext.java:422)
at java.base/sun.security.ssl.TransportContext.dispatch(TransportContext.java:178)
at java.base/sun.security.ssl.SSLTransport.decode(SSLTransport.java:164)
at java.base/sun.security.ssl.SSLSocketImpl.decode(SSLSocketImpl.java:877)
at java.base/sun.security.ssl.SSLSocketImpl.readRecord(SSLSocketImpl.java:810)
at java.base/sun.security.ssl.SSLSocketImpl.startHandshake(SSLSocketImpl.java:383)
… 44 more
Caused by: java.security.InvalidAlgorithmParameterException: the trustAnchors parameter must be non-empty
at java.base/java.security.cert.PKIXParameters.setTrustAnchors(PKIXParameters.java:200)
at java.base/java.security.cert.PKIXParameters.(PKIXParameters.java:120)
at java.base/java.security.cert.PKIXBuilderParameters.(PKIXBuilderParameters.java:104)
at java.base/sun.security.validator.PKIXValidator.(PKIXValidator.java:86)
… 59 more

and the other listed fix?

The simplest workaround I found in the bug report you have shared here, is to configure Java to > change the keystore type from pkcs12 to jks by simply editing the file /etc/java-11-openjdk/security/java.security and changing “keystore.type=pkcs12” to “keystore.type=jks” as it is explained in the fifth comment[1]

And then, follow the instructions given by Peter:

$ sudo dpkg --purge --force-depends ca-certificates-java
$ sudo apt-get install ca-certificates-java

this is working but why i need to change this in file /etc/java-11-openjdk/security/java.security

please read through the already linked posts. this question was answered there:

This is due to the default cacerts for java installed in /etc/ssl/certs/java/cacerts being in the jks format where the default keystore.type for OpenJDK-9 is pkcs12.

Just to let you know I had the same problem and those to shell lines solved the problem.

I was just following the simple instructions on how to install Clojure in Linux… trying to upgrade my 1.9 to 1.10 installation, and failed as described. https://clojure.org/guides/getting_started#_installation_on_linux

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