Package jdk.internal.jimage.decompressor in both module jrt.fs and module java.base

Question

I have just start a SPRING BOOT project using:

• Jdk-17.0.5
• Maven

When I run the project I get the exception below: Error occurred during initialization of boot layer java.lang.LayerInstantiationException: Package jdk.internal.jimage.decompressor in both module jrt.fs and module java.base

I have read this answer , but I did not find this folder javafx in JAVA_HOME/lib/ as it was montioned in the solution.

This is what I have at lib folder:

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Answer 1

@Holger and @nitind, Thank you for your help. In fact, i was using bad way to run my app. I was using: Run As then Run Configuration then Spring Boot then new configuration . Now I go to the Main class and I Run As Java Application .