[Bug 1542779] [NEW] icedtea-netx version 1.6.2-1ubuntu1 is not installable on xenial

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Public bug reported:

An installation of libreoffice ends unsuccessfully, complaining about
icedtea-netx being not installable.

More precisely:

# apt install icedtea-netx
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
icedtea-netx is already the newest version (1.6.2-1ubuntu1).
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 1 not upgraded.
3 not fully installed or removed.
After this operation, 0 B of additional disk space will be used.
Do you want to continue? [Y/n] y
Setting up icedtea-netx:amd64 (1.6.2-1ubuntu1) ...
update-alternatives: error: alternative /usr/lib/jvm/java-7-openjdk-amd64/jre/bin/javaws for javaws not registered; not setting
dpkg: error processing package icedtea-netx:amd64 (--configure):
 subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 2
No apport report written because the error message indicates its a followup error from a previous failure.
                                                                                                          No apport report written because the error message indicates its a followu
p error from a previous failure.
                                dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of icedtea-8-plugin:amd64:
 icedtea-8-plugin:amd64 depends on icedtea-netx (= 1.6.2-1ubuntu1); however:
  Package icedtea-netx:amd64 is not configured yet.

dpkg: error processing package icedtea-8-plugin:amd64 (--configure):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of default-java-plugin:
 default-java-plugin depends on icedtea-8-plugin; however:
  Package icedtea-8-plugin:amd64 is not configured yet.

dpkg: error processing package default-java-plugin (--configure):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
Errors were encountered while processing:
 icedtea-netx:amd64
 icedtea-8-plugin:amd64
 default-java-plugin
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

Seemingly, icedtea-netx tried to activate JDK7 even though JDK7 was not
installed (see icedtea-netx.postinst.in in the source package).

The following work-around resolves the problem:

# cd /usr/lib/jvm && ln -s java-8-openjdk-amd64 java-7-openjdk-amd64
# apt-get install -f

** Affects: icedtea-web (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New

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Title:
  icedtea-netx version 1.6.2-1ubuntu1 is not installable on xenial

Status in icedtea-web package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  An installation of libreoffice ends unsuccessfully, complaining about
  icedtea-netx being not installable.

  More precisely:

  # apt install icedtea-netx
  Reading package lists... Done
  Building dependency tree
  Reading state information... Done
  icedtea-netx is already the newest version (1.6.2-1ubuntu1).
  0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 1 not upgraded.
  3 not fully installed or removed.
  After this operation, 0 B of additional disk space will be used.
  Do you want to continue? [Y/n] y
  Setting up icedtea-netx:amd64 (1.6.2-1ubuntu1) ...
  update-alternatives: error: alternative /usr/lib/jvm/java-7-openjdk-amd64/jre/bin/javaws for javaws not registered; not setting
  dpkg: error processing package icedtea-netx:amd64 (--configure):
   subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 2
  No apport report written because the error message indicates its a followup error from a previous failure.
                                                                                                            No apport report written because the error message indicates its a followu
  p error from a previous failure.
                                  dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of icedtea-8-plugin:amd64:
   icedtea-8-plugin:amd64 depends on icedtea-netx (= 1.6.2-1ubuntu1); however:
    Package icedtea-netx:amd64 is not configured yet.

  dpkg: error processing package icedtea-8-plugin:amd64 (--configure):
   dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
  dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of default-java-plugin:
   default-java-plugin depends on icedtea-8-plugin; however:
    Package icedtea-8-plugin:amd64 is not configured yet.

  dpkg: error processing package default-java-plugin (--configure):
   dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
  Errors were encountered while processing:
   icedtea-netx:amd64
   icedtea-8-plugin:amd64
   default-java-plugin
  E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

  Seemingly, icedtea-netx tried to activate JDK7 even though JDK7 was
  not installed (see icedtea-netx.postinst.in in the source package).

  The following work-around resolves the problem:

  # cd /usr/lib/jvm && ln -s java-8-openjdk-amd64 java-7-openjdk-amd64
  # apt-get install -f

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