Public bug reported:

Description:

When installing version 7 of openjdk, lots of GNOME 2 dependencies are
pulled in along with it. This clutters up a system with obsolete
libraries.

The problem is not present in openjdk-6.

Version:

Problem present in (at least) 12.04.2 and 13.04.

Expectation:

JRE/JDK installed with necessary libraries.

Actual result:

Old GNOME 2 libraries are installed.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: openjdk-7-jre (not installed)
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.5.0-27.46~precise1-generic 3.5.7.7
Uname: Linux 3.5.0-27-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu17.2
Architecture: amd64
Date: Tue Apr 30 19:58:38 2013
MarkForUpload: True
ProcEnviron:
 LANGUAGE=en_GB:en
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 LANG=en_GB.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: openjdk-7
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

** Affects: openjdk-7 (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


** Tags: amd64 apport-bug precise running-unity

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  Openjdk installation pulls in needless GNOME 2 dependencies

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