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Failed to create Burp project: Fontconfig head is null, check your fonts or fonts configuration

Mina | Last updated: Mar 13, 2024 08:43PM UTC

I have installed the professional Burp suite and when attempting to run it in headless mode (cmdline), I will get this error Failed to create Burp project: Fontconfig head is null, check your fonts or fonts configuration I reinstalled the fontconfig and have no idea what to do to resolve this issue. Appreciate any help.

Dominyque, PortSwigger Agent | Last updated: Mar 14, 2024 08:48AM UTC

Hi Mina Can you please share the command you use to open Burp in headless mode?

Mina | Last updated: Mar 21, 2024 10:05PM UTC

Hi there! I use this command: java -Djava.awt.headless=true -jar /Path/to/BurpSuitePro/burpsuite_pro.jar --user-config-file= /Path/to/burp-automation/burp/config/UserConfigPro.json --config-file=/Path/to/burp-automation/burp/config/burp-config.json --unpause-spider-and-scanner

Mina | Last updated: Mar 21, 2024 11:52PM UTC

Installing fonts that are required by the headless Java environment resolved the error for me. sudo zypper install dejavu-fonts

Dominyque, PortSwigger Agent | Last updated: Mar 22, 2024 08:47AM UTC