[Bug 1380355] Re: installation of `icedtea-netx` breaks link group `itweb-settings` and fails

[Sergey Papilin]

*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 1363785 ***
    https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1363785

** This bug has been marked a duplicate of bug 1363785
   package icedtea-netx:amd64 1.5.1-1ubuntu1 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 2

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Title:
  installation of `icedtea-netx` breaks link group `itweb-settings` and
  fails

Status in “icedtea-web” package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed

Bug description:
  installing `icedtea-netx` fails with `dpkg` errors

      update-alternatives: warning: forcing reinstallation of alternative /usr/lib/jvm/java-7-openjdk-amd64/jre/bin/itweb-settings because link group itweb-settings is broken
      update-alternatives: warning: not replacing /usr/share/man/man1/itweb-settings.1.gz with a link
      update-alternatives: warning: forcing reinstallation of alternative /usr/lib/jvm/java-7-openjdk-amd64/jre/bin/itweb-settings because link group itweb-settings is broken
      update-alternatives: warning: not replacing /usr/share/man/man1/itweb-settings.1.gz with a link
      update-alternatives: error: alternative path /usr/lib/jvm/java-8-openjdk-amd64/jre/bin/javaws doesn't exist
      dpkg: error processing package icedtea-netx:amd64 (--configure):
       subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 2
      Errors were encountered while processing:
       icedtea-netx:amd64

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.10
  Package: icedtea-netx 1.5.1-1ubuntu1
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.16.0-22.29-generic 3.16.4
  Uname: Linux 3.16.0-22-generic x86_64
  NonfreeKernelModules: openafs zfs zunicode zavl zcommon znvpair
  ApportVersion: 2.14.7-0ubuntu5
  Architecture: amd64
  CurrentDesktop: Unity
  Date: Sun Oct 12 19:23:03 2014
  EcryptfsInUse: Yes
  SourcePackage: icedtea-web
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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