+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 OpenJDK, which is subscribed to openjdk-8 in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1723417 Title: dangling symlink: /usr/lib/jvm/java-*-openjdk-amd64/src.zip Status in openjdk-8 package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Status in openjdk-lts package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Bug description: Hi, this is a dangling symlink: lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 20 sept. 30 02:37 /usr/lib/jvm/java-8-openjdk- amd64/src.zip -> ../openjdk-8/src.zip when the openjdk-8-source package is not installed. The symlink should probably be moved to this other package. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 17.10 Package: openjdk-8-jdk-headless 8u144-b01-2 Uname: Linux 4.13.6-041306-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.20.7-0ubuntu3 Architecture: amd64 CurrentDesktop: KDE Date: Fri Oct 13 14:18:22 2017 EcryptfsInUse: Yes SourcePackage: openjdk-8 UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to artful on 2017-09-29 (14 days ago) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/openjdk-8/+bug/1723417/+subscriptions _______________________________________________ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~openjdk Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~openjdk More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp

