package openjdk-7-jre-headless 7u9-2.3.3-0ubuntu1~12.04.1 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 2

[Sylvain Vittecoq]

Do not know what happens but this failure keeps occuring on my DELL Latitude laptop

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: openjdk-7-jre-headless 7u9-2.3.3-0ubuntu1~12.04.1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-32.51-generic 3.2.30
Uname: Linux 3.2.0-32-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: wl
ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu14
Architecture: amd64
Date: Tue Oct 30 11:40:05 2012
DuplicateSignature:
 Setting up openjdk-7-jre-headless (7u9-2.3.3-0ubuntu1~12.04.1) ...
 update-alternatives: error: cannot stat file '/etc/alternatives/java': Too many levels of symbolic links
 dpkg: error processing openjdk-7-jre-headless (--configure):
  subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 2
ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 2
InstallationMedia: This
SourcePackage: openjdk-7
Title: package openjdk-7-jre-headless 7u9-2.3.3-0ubuntu1~12.04.1 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 2
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)