The `update-java-alternatives` script does not update the symbolic link `/usr/lib/jvm/default-java` generated by the `default-jre-headless` package
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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icedtea-web (Ubuntu) |
New
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Undecided
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java-common (Ubuntu) |
Won't Fix
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Undecided
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Unassigned |
Bug Description
This causes for instance `javaws` not to be able to use jre-8 even after `update-
I am not sure it's completely relevant to the `java-common` package (maybe more to `default-
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 18.04
Package: java-common 0.68ubuntu1~18.04.1
ProcVersionSign
Uname: Linux 4.15.0-43-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.9-0ubuntu7.7
Architecture: amd64
CurrentDesktop: XFCE
Date: Tue Oct 22 18:54:02 2019
Dependencies:
InstallationDate: Installed on 2018-07-06 (473 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 18.04 LTS "Bionic Beaver" - Release amd64 (20180426)
PackageArchitec
SourcePackage: java-common
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
/usr/lib/ jvm/default- java is used for packaging and is not supposed to be handled by alternatives.
javaws shouldn't rely on that.