Subscribing the java packaging team as this seems to be there domain.
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Default Java paths aren't set up by default
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/518948
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Status in “openjdk-6” package in Ubuntu: New
Status in “sun-java6” package in Ubuntu: New
Bug description:
I did not file this bug against a package as it seems to be more like an
infra-structure problem.
If I install the Sun Java Developer Kit ('sun-java6-jdk') it gets installed in
'/usr/lib/jvm/java-6-sun'. Most 3rd party applications look for this in
'/usr/lib/jvm/default-java'. The standard solution is to create a symbolic link
from '/usr/lib/jvm/java-6-sun' to '/usr/lib/jvm/default-java'. This is,
however, not done automatically unless I install the 'default-jdk' package
which installs the 'openjdk-6-jdk' package. So, if I only want the Sun JDK I
have to manually create the symlink. This link does not seem to be create by
'sudo update-java-alternatives -s java-6-sun' unless I install the
'default-jdk' package.
Okay, this description was a bit convoluted, but the problem itself seems to be
rather convoluted. I would have expected the following behavior:
* When I install _any_ JDK the corresponding '/usr/lib/jvm/default-java' if
it does not already exist.
* When I run 'sudo update-java-alternatives -s java-6-sun' I would expect
'/usr/lib/jvm/default-java' to be created even if I don't have the
'default-jdk' package installed.
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