The problem is solved!
I started the program manually (i.e. in a terminal window) and saw that a log file was created. Searching the Forum for the error reported in the log: "Problematic Frame" led me straight to the answer, shown below, which I applied to soapui-pro.sh.
-Bill
------- The fix:
Re: BUG: Linux Installation throwing Java crash
Postby SmartBear Support » 24 Oct 2011 13:36
Hello,
this seems to be caused by bundler browser component, JXBrowser. Can you
try adding
-Dsoapui.jxbrowser.disable=true to soapui.sh ?
Regards,
Vladimir
SmartBear Software