[Bug 1448548] Re: OpenJDK 8 Apt-Get Install Doesn't Generate openjdk-8-java.desktop File

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Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

** Changed in: openjdk-7 (Ubuntu)
       Status: New => Confirmed

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Title:
  OpenJDK 8 Apt-Get Install Doesn't Generate openjdk-8-java.desktop File

Status in openjdk-7 package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed
Status in openjdk-8 package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed

Bug description:
  Ubuntu Release: 15.04 Vivid Vervet

  Version of Package: 8u45-b14-1

  What I Expected to Happen: I expected that in order to install Java on my system, I could simply run:
  sudo apt-get install openjdk-8-jre OR sudo apt-get install openjdk-8-jdk
  I also expected that it would automatically generate a .desktop file inside of /usr/share/applications in order to set OpenJDK as the default way of opening .JAR files.

  What Happened Instead: Java installs just fine. However, if I try to set OpenJDK as the default for opening .JAR files, there is no entry for OpenJDK in the "Default Applications" list (under Right Click > Properties > Open With). That meant that I had to manually navigate to /usr/share/applications in Terminal and manually create an openjdk-8-java.desktop file containing:
  [Desktop Entry]
  Name=OpenJDK Java 8 Runtime
  Comment=OpenJDK Java 8 Runtime
  Exec=java -jar %u
  Terminal=false
  Type=Application
  Icon=openjdk-8
  Mimetype=application/x-java-archive;application/java-archive;application/x-jar;
  NoDisplay=false

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