2009-07-18 22:02:24 UTC
Which java virtual machine are you using ? freecol does not work with gcj. Try using openjdk or sun's java: use for instance:
/usr/lib/jvm/java-6-openjdk/bin/java
or
/usr/lib/jvm/java-6-sun-1.6.0.14/bin/java
instead of simply java in your command-line. Hopefully, that should help...