[Feisty] sun-java5-plugin: update-alternatives: unable to make /usr/lib/iceweasel/plugins/libjavaplugin.so.dpkg-tmp

Bug #74621 reported by John Vivirito
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sun-java5 (Ubuntu)
Fix Released
Undecided
Matthias Klose
sun-java6 (Ubuntu)
Incomplete
Undecided
Unassigned

Bug Description

Binary package hint: sun-java5-plugin
Version: 1.5.0-10-0ubuntu1

During today's updates there were three sun-java5-* packages (bin jre and plugin). The sun-java5-plugin package fails to install because it depends on iceweasel. This was probably introduced by syncing from Debian.

Setting up sun-java5-plugin (1.5.0-10-0ubuntu1) ...
update-alternatives: unable to make /usr/lib/iceweasel/plugins/libjavaplugin.so.dpkg-tmp a symlink to /etc/alternatives/iceweasel-javaplugin.so: No such file or directory
dpkg: error processing sun-java5-plugin (--configure):
 subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 2
Errors were encountered while processing:
 sun-java5-plugin

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michelem (michele-marcucci) wrote :

Yes I noticed it too:

Setting up sun-java5-plugin (1.5.0-10-0ubuntu1) ...
update-alternatives: unable to make /usr/lib/iceweasel/plugins/libjavaplugin.so.dpkg-tmp a symlink to /etc/alternatives/iceweasel-javaplugin.so: No such file or directory
dpkg: error processing sun-java5-plugin (--configure):
 subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 2
Errors were encountered while processing:
 sun-java5-plugin
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

Changed in sun-java5:
status: Unconfirmed → Confirmed
Matthias Klose (doko)
Changed in sun-java5:
assignee: nobody → doko
status: Confirmed → In Progress
Trent W. Buck (twb)
description: updated
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Justin Chudgar (justinzane) wrote :

Yet another of the same...

Setting up sun-java5-plugin (1.5.0-10-0ubuntu1) ...
update-alternatives: unable to make /usr/lib/iceweasel/plugins/libjavaplugin.so.dpkg-tmp a symlink to /etc/alternatives/iceweasel-javaplugin.so: No such file or directory
dpkg: error processing sun-java5-plugin (--configure):
 subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 2

Simon Law (sfllaw)
description: updated
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Matti Lindell (mlind) wrote :

This should be fixed by Bug #74786

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Matti Lindell (mlind) wrote :

Fixed by recent sun-java5 (1.5.0-10-1) upload.

Changed in sun-java5:
status: In Progress → Fix Released
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SpiritDrag00n (rob-shannon539) wrote :

this is back in 8.10 on sun-java5 and sun-java6

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tristan8276 (tristan8276) wrote :

Is this still an issue in Karmic?

Changed in sun-java6 (Ubuntu):
status: New → Incomplete
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