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					Originally Posted by cwsulliv  ... when I run LW, either from the Ubuntu menu or by running 'limewire' at the command prompt, all I get following the splash screen is a blank window with a tooltips dialog box ... | 
 
  Are you by chance running Compiz or Beryl? If so, this is a bug having to do with Java. 
Try launching LW using this: 
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 XLIB_SKIP_ARGB_VISUALS=1 limewire