The workaround was provided by AvatarKava not Andy S. http://ppa.launchpad.net/webupd8team/java/ubuntu/pool/main/o/oracle-java8-installer/oracle-java8-installer_8u0-1~webupd8~5_all.deb You can download this file or the one specified here http://ppa.launchpad.net/webupd8team/java/ubuntu/dists/trusty/main/binary-amd64/Packages Or http://ppa.launchpad.net/webupd8team/java/ubuntu/dists/trusty/main/binary-i386/Packages for 32bit.
Then sudo dpkg -i --ignore-depends=apt oracle-java8-installer_8u0-1~webupd8~5_all.deb -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1302736 Title: apt 0.9.15.4ubuntu4 uninstalls ppa:webupd8team/java oracle- java[78]-installer To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/apt/+bug/1302736/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
