I don't think it's specific to sun-java5 - it would happen regardless of which JDK was selected, and which was upgraded, wouldn't it? In fact, it will actually happen to any /etc/alternatives link, whether java or otherwise, which includes a version name in the path of the target.
-- java alternatives are not updated with the package, causing dangling symlinks https://launchpad.net/bugs/93619 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
