+1 Please move the link creation step to the "openjdk-8-source" package. On my machine no "openjdk-8-source" is installed but the link is present ...
Here is some terminal explanation. ----- 8< ----- me@my-machine:~# ls -lha /usr/lib/jvm/java-8-openjdk-amd64/src.zip lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 20 Nov 3 14:54 /usr/lib/jvm/java-8-openjdk-amd64/src.zip -> ../openjdk-8/src.zip me@my-machine:~# ls -lha /usr/lib/jvm/java-8-openjdk-amd64/../openjdk-8/src.zip ls: cannot access '/usr/lib/jvm/java-8-openjdk-amd64/../openjdk-8/src.zip': No such file or directory me@my-machine:~# aptitude search openjdk-8 p openjdk-8-dbg - Java runtime based on OpenJDK (debugging symbols) p openjdk-8-dbg:i386 - Java runtime based on OpenJDK (debugging symbols) p openjdk-8-demo - Java runtime based on OpenJDK (demos and examples) p openjdk-8-demo:i386 - Java runtime based on OpenJDK (demos and examples) p openjdk-8-doc - OpenJDK Development Kit (JDK) documentation p openjdk-8-jdk - OpenJDK Development Kit (JDK) p openjdk-8-jdk:i386 - OpenJDK Development Kit (JDK) i openjdk-8-jdk-headless - OpenJDK Development Kit (JDK) (headless) p openjdk-8-jdk-headless:i386 - OpenJDK Development Kit (JDK) (headless) p openjdk-8-jre - OpenJDK Java runtime, using Hotspot JIT p openjdk-8-jre:i386 - OpenJDK Java runtime, using Hotspot JIT i openjdk-8-jre-headless - OpenJDK Java runtime, using Hotspot JIT (headless) p openjdk-8-jre-headless:i386 - OpenJDK Java runtime, using Hotspot JIT (headless) p openjdk-8-jre-zero - Alternative JVM for OpenJDK, using Zero/Shark p openjdk-8-jre-zero:i386 - Alternative JVM for OpenJDK, using Zero/Shark p openjdk-8-source - OpenJDK Development Kit (JDK) source files ----- 8< ----- Thanks for fixing and KR! -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1723417 Title: dangling symlink: /usr/lib/jvm/java-*-openjdk-amd64/src.zip To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/openjdk-8/+bug/1723417/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs