Am 13.04.2016 um 09:39 schrieb Jan Henke: > Package: java-package > Version: 0.60 > Severity: normal > > Given the following situation. I have openjdk-8-jdk installed from the > archive. For work I need the Oracle JDK, so I download the *.tar.gz and > create a debian package from it with java-package. I install the created > package, so I have both the openjdk-8-jdk from the archive and the > Oracle JDK installed. > > Now I run java -version on the command line. > > Expected result: The java binary from the Oracle JDK is used by default. > Actual result: The openjdk java binary is still used. > (It is the same for all binaries, which are provided by both Java > implementations). > > It turns out, the package generated by java-package has a much lower > priority(380) for update-alternatives then then openjdk(~1000) package. > > Please change the java-package tool, so that the generated packages have > the highest priority of all Java implemenations and are used by default. > > Rationale: If I create a Debian package with make-jpkg and install it, > it is a deliberate act, that I want that Java implemantation on my > machine. It should therefore be used by default. Not using this > implementation after installing it is unexpected and against user expectation.
I disagree with this rationale because making non-free software the default should always be a deliberate action. If two alternatives exist, OpenJDK 8 and Oracle JDK, then the free alternative should be promoted and always have the highest priority. I would expect that people who install the Oracle JDK would use the update-alternative mechanism manually the same way they would switch between two versions of OpenJDK. I don't think we should change the current behavior and mark this bug as wontfix because there will always be people who will argue for or against this proposal. Regards, Markus
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