@Matthias: thanks for the tip off on where to look.

If i edit Frostwire's startup script "nano
/usr/lib/frostwire/runFrostwire.sh" i can see "export
AWT_TOOLKIT=MToolkit" at the top of the script. Commenting this line out
(as a user not root!!!) allows it to load with a couple of unrelated
Exceptions.

[EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ sudo update-java-alternatives -s java-6-openjdk
....
[EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ java -version
OpenJDK 64-Bit Server VM (build 1.6.0-b09, mixed mode)
....
[EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ /usr/lib/frostwire/runFrostwire.sh
Starting FrostWire...
Java exec found in PATH. Verifying...
Suitable java version found [java = 1.6.0]
.....

A note to anyone trying to load Using the menu launcher or by typing
"frostwire"... the standard /usr/bin/frostwire script sets the
AWT_TOOLKIT export also before starting the runFrostwire.sh script
above. You'll need to "nano /usr/bin/frostwire" and comment it out also.

I installed the .deb from here:  http://www.frostwire.com/?id=downloads

Specifically frostwire-4.13.5.i586.deb

Should i notify the upstream packager about these insecure (user
writeable) scripts i edited above?

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Frostwire: Can't load library libmawt.so (Hardy Beta)
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