[Android Software Development] Q9Nap:
well i scrapped mint, went back to ubuntu 10.04 with oracle jdk 7. here's the error i get now:

ubuntu@ubuntu-laptop:~/Apktool$ ./gradlew
:help

Welcome to Gradle 1.2.

To run a build, run gradlew <task> ...

To see a list of available tasks, run gradlew tasks

To see a list of command-line options, run gradlew --help

BUILD SUCCESSFUL

Total time: 8.346 secs
ubuntu@ubuntu-laptop:~/Apktool$ ./gradlew build
:compileJava UP-TO-DATE
:processResources UP-TO-DATE
:classes UP-TO-DATE
:jar
:assemble
:licenseMain UP-TO-DATE
:licenseTest UP-TO-DATE
:compileTestJava UP-TO-DATE
:processTestResources UP-TO-DATE
:testClasses UP-TO-DATE
:test
:check
:build
:brut.apktool:compileJava UP-TO-DATE
:brut.apktool:processResources UP-TO-DATE
:brut.apktool:classes UP-TO-DATE
:brut.apktool:jar
:brut.apktool:assemble
:brut.apktool:compileTestJava UP-TO-DATE
:brut.apktool:processTestResources UP-TO-DATE
:brut.apktool:testClasses UP-TO-DATE
> Building > :brut.apktool:test > Resolving dependencies ':brut.apktool:testRunt:brut.apktool:test
:brut.apktool:check
:brut.apktool:build
:brut.apktool.smali:compileJava UP-TO-DATE
:brut.apktool.smali:processResources UP-TO-DATE
:brut.apktool.smali:classes UP-TO-DATE
:brut.apktool.smali:jar
:brut.apktool.smali:assemble
:brut.apktool.smali:compileTestJava UP-TO-DATE
:brut.apktool.smali:processTestResources UP-TO-DATE
:brut.apktool.smali:testClasses UP-TO-DATE
> Building > :brut.apktool.smali:test > Resolving dependencies ':brut.apktool.sm:brut.apktool.smali:test
:brut.apktool.smali:check
:brut.apktool.smali:build
> Building > :brut.j.common:compileJava > Resolving dependencies ':brut.j.common:brut.j.common:compileJava
:brut.j.common:processResources UP-TO-DATE
:brut.j.common:classes
:brut.j.common:jar
:brut.j.common:assemble
:brut.j.common:compileTestJava UP-TO-DATE
:brut.j.common:processTestResources UP-TO-DATE
:brut.j.common:testClasses UP-TO-DATE
> Building > :brut.j.common:test > Resolving dependencies ':brut.j.common:testRu:brut.j.common:test
:brut.j.common:check
:brut.j.common:build
> Building > :brut.j.util:compileJava > Resolving dependencies ':brut.j.util:com:brut.j.util:compileJava
Note: /home/ubuntu/Apktool/brut.j.util/src/main/java/brut/util/Duo.java uses unchecked or unsafe operations.
Note: Recompile with -Xlint:unchecked for details.
:brut.j.util:processResources UP-TO-DATE
:brut.j.util:classes
:brut.j.util:jar
> Building > :brut.j.dir:compileJava > Resolving dependencies ':brut.j.dir:compi:brut.j.dir:compileJava
:brut.j.dir:processResources UP-TO-DATE
:brut.j.dir:classes
:brut.j.dir:jar
:brut.j.dir:assemble
:brut.j.dir:compileTestJava UP-TO-DATE
:brut.j.dir:processTestResources UP-TO-DATE
:brut.j.dir:testClasses UP-TO-DATE
:brut.j.dir:test
:brut.j.dir:check
:brut.j.dir:build
:brut.j.util:assemble
:brut.j.util:compileTestJava UP-TO-DATE
:brut.j.util:processTestResources UP-TO-DATE
:brut.j.util:testClasses UP-TO-DATE
> Building > :brut.j.util:test > Resolving dependencies ':brut.j.util:testRuntim:brut.j.util:test
:brut.j.util:check
:brut.j.util:build
> Building > :brut.apktool.smali:dexlib:compileJava > Resolving dependencies ':b:brut.apktool.smali:dexlib:compileJava
Note: Some input files use unchecked or unsafe operations.
Note: Recompile with -Xlint:unchecked for details.
:brut.apktool.smali:dexlib:processResources UP-TO-DATE
:brut.apktool.smali:dexlib:classes
:brut.apktool.smali:dexlib:jar
> Building > :brut.apktool.smali:util:compileJava > Resolving dependencies ':bru:brut.apktool.smali:util:compileJava
:brut.apktool.smali:util:processResources UP-TO-DATE
:brut.apktool.smali:util:classes
:brut.apktool.smali:util:jar
> Building > :brut.apktool.smali:baksmali:compileJava > Resolving dependencies ':brut.apktool.smali:baksmali:compileJava
:brut.apktool.smali:baksmali:processResources
:brut.apktool.smali:baksmali:classes
:brut.apktool.smali:baksmali:jar
:brut.apktool.smali:baksmali:assemble
:brut.apktool.smali:baksmali:compileTestJava UP-TO-DATE
:brut.apktool.smali:baksmali:processTestResources UP-TO-DATE
:brut.apktool.smali:baksmali:testClasses UP-TO-DATE
> Building > :brut.apktool.smali:baksmali:test > Resolving dependencies ':brut.a:brut.apktool.smali:baksmali:test
:brut.apktool.smali:baksmali:check
:brut.apktool.smali:baksmali:build
:brut.apktool.smali:dexlib:assemble
:brut.apktool.smali:dexlib:compileTestJava UP-TO-DATE
:brut.apktool.smali:dexlib:processTestResources UP-TO-DATE
:brut.apktool.smali:dexlib:testClasses UP-TO-DATE
> Building > :brut.apktool.smali:dexlib:test > Resolving dependencies ':brut.apk:brut.apktool.smali:dexlib:test
:brut.apktool.smali:dexlib:check
:brut.apktool.smali:dexlib:build
:brut.apktool.smali:smali:generateAntlrSource
:brut.apktool.smali:smali:generateJflexSource
> Building > :brut.apktool.smali:smali:compileJava > Resolving dependencies ':br:brut.apktool.smali:smali:compileJava
Note: Some input files use unchecked or unsafe operations.
Note: Recompile with -Xlint:unchecked for details.
:brut.apktool.smali:smali:processResources
:brut.apktool.smali:smali:classes
:brut.apktool.smali:smali:jar
:brut.apktool.smali:smali:assemble
:brut.apktool.smali:smali:generateTestAntlrSource
> Building > :brut.apktool.smali:smali:compileTestJava > Resolving dependencies :brut.apktool.smali:smali:compileTestJava
:brut.apktool.smali:smali:processTestResources
:brut.apktool.smali:smali:testClasses
> Building > :brut.apktool.smali:smali:test > Resolving dependencies ':brut.apkt:brut.apktool.smali:smali:test
:brut.apktool.smali:smali:check
:brut.apktool.smali:smali:build
:brut.apktool.smali:util:assemble
> Building > :brut.apktool.smali:util:compileTestJava > Resolving dependencies ':brut.apktool.smali:util:compileTestJava
:brut.apktool.smali:util:processTestResources UP-TO-DATE
:brut.apktool.smali:util:testClasses
> Building > :brut.apktool.smali:util:test > Resolving dependencies ':brut.apkto:brut.apktool.smali:util:test
:brut.apktool.smali:util:check
:brut.apktool.smali:util:build
> Building > :brut.apktool:apktool-lib:compileJava > Resolving dependencies ':br:brut.apktool:apktool-lib:compileJava
Note: Some input files use unchecked or unsafe operations.
Note: Recompile with -Xlint:unchecked for details.
:brut.apktool:apktool-lib:processResources
:brut.apktool:apktool-lib:classes
:brut.apktool:apktool-lib:jar
> Building > :brut.apktool:apktool-cli:compileJava > Resolving dependencies ':br:brut.apktool:apktool-cli:compileJava
:brut.apktool:apktool-cli:processResources UP-TO-DATE
:brut.apktool:apktool-cli:classes
:brut.apktool:apktool-cli:jar
:brut.apktool:apktool-cli:assemble
:brut.apktool:apktool-cli:compileTestJava UP-TO-DATE
:brut.apktool:apktool-cli:processTestResources UP-TO-DATE
:brut.apktool:apktool-cli:testClasses UP-TO-DATE
> Building > :brut.apktool:apktool-cli:test > Resolving dependencies ':brut.apkt:brut.apktool:apktool-cli:test
:brut.apktool:apktool-cli:check
:brut.apktool:apktool-cli:build
:brut.apktool:apktool-lib:assemble
> Building > :brut.apktool:apktool-lib:compileTestJava > Resolving dependencies :brut.apktool:apktool-lib:compileTestJava
:brut.apktool:apktool-lib:processTestResources
:brut.apktool:apktool-lib:testClasses
> Building > :brut.apktool:apktool-lib:test > Resolving dependencies ':brut.apkt:brut.apktool:apktool-lib:test

brut.androlib.BuildAndDecodeTest > classMethod FAILED
brut.androlib.AndrolibException at BuildAndDecodeTest.java:48
Caused by: brut.common.BrutException at BuildAndDecodeTest.java:48
Caused by: java.io.IOException at BuildAndDecodeTest.java:48
Caused by: java.io.IOException at BuildAndDecodeTest.java:48

1 test completed, 1 failed
:brut.apktool:apktool-lib:test FAILED

FAILURE: Build failed with an exception.

* What went wrong:
Execution failed for task ':brut.apktool:apktool-lib:test'.
> There were failing tests. See the report at: file:///home/ubuntu/Apktool/brut.apktool/apktool-lib/build/reports/tests/index.html

* Try:
Run with --stacktrace option to get the stack trace. Run with --info or --debug option to get more log output.

BUILD FAILED

Total time: 45.741 secs
ubuntu@ubuntu-laptop:~/Apktool$

can someone tell me what i'm doing wrong?