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When executing the setup script from a Simulia Abaqus 6.14 installation directory under Linux (Mint 17.2), I receive an error upon launching the installer. The Abaqus installer appears to run in Java, hence I installed the required JRE (v6) first. However, the installer still reports a LaunchAnywhere application error related to some character encoding:

Launching installer...

An internal LaunchAnywhere application error has occurred and this application cannot proceed. (LAX)

Stack Trace:
java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: Malformed \uxxxx encoding.
    at java.util.Properties.loadConvert(Unknown Source) 
    at java.util.Properties.load0(Unknown Source)
    at java.util.Properties.load(Unknown Source)
    at com.zerog.common.java.util.PropertiesUtil.loadProperties(DashoA10*..)
    at com.zerog.lax.LAX.<init>(DashA10*..)
    at com.zerog.lax.LAX.main(DashA10*..)

Any idea what may cause this error and how to resolve it?

Chris
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I just discovered the answer (through) Google while writing the question:

Apparently, this is a known issue with InstallAnywhere installers. There is an easy workaround, in your terminal you simply have to call:

unset PS1

or

export PS1=">"

The former worked for me and the restarting the setup script in the same terminal after unsetting PS1 allowed the installation to proceeded without issues.

Chris
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