The src.zip is a source package of the Java API classes. As it was pointed out in a comment above, the "src.zip" symbolic link created by the -jdk and-jdk-headless packages links to a .zip file which is actually installed by the corresponding -source package.
This kind of a dependency between packages is best represented by the "Suggests" relationship. It neither fits into the definition of "Depends", nor into the definition of "Recommends". See [1]. --------------------START OF TERMINAL OUTPUT --------------------------------- $apt-rdepends -s Suggests openjdk-8-jdk | head -4 Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree... Done Reading state information... Done openjdk-8-jdk Suggests: openjdk-8-demo Suggests: openjdk-8-source Suggests: visualvm $ apt-rdepends -s Suggests openjdk-17-jdk | head -4 Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree... Done Reading state information... Done openjdk-17-jdk Suggests: openjdk-17-demo Suggests: openjdk-17-source Suggests: visualvm ---------------------END OF TERMINAL OUTPUT -------------------------- Given the -jdk packages "Suggest" the corresponding -source packages, using apt's '--install-suggests' option is one of the ways to avoid this dangling symbolic link (possibly at the cost of having many unnecessary packages installed). [1] https://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/maint-guide/dreq.en.html#control ** Tags added: foundations-todo -- 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-11 package in Ubuntu: New Status in openjdk-17 package in Ubuntu: New 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-11/+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
