In my case (Xubuntu beta 1), installation fails because icedtea-netx tries to update a pair of alternatives for an openjdk-8 JRE but such files are not installed by any package:
itweb-settings javaws "apt-file search javaws" shows icedtea-netx doesn't provide a java 8 javaws: icedtea-netx: /usr/lib/jvm/java-6-openjdk-amd64/bin/javaws icedtea-netx: /usr/lib/jvm/java-6-openjdk-amd64/jre/bin/javaws icedtea-netx: /usr/lib/jvm/java-6-openjdk-amd64/jre/man/man1/javaws.1.gz icedtea-netx: /usr/lib/jvm/java-6-openjdk-amd64/man/man1/javaws.1.gz icedtea-netx: /usr/lib/jvm/java-7-openjdk-amd64/bin/javaws icedtea-netx: /usr/lib/jvm/java-7-openjdk-amd64/jre/bin/javaws icedtea-netx: /usr/lib/jvm/java-7-openjdk-amd64/jre/man/man1/javaws.1.gz icedtea-netx: /usr/lib/jvm/java-7-openjdk-amd64/man/man1/javaws.1.gz icedtea-netx-common: /etc/icedtea-web/javaws.policy icedtea-netx-common: /usr/share/applications/icedtea-netx-javaws.desktop icedtea-netx-common: /usr/share/icedtea-web/javaws_splash.png icedtea-netx-common: /usr/share/icons/hicolor/16x16/apps/javaws.png icedtea-netx-common: /usr/share/icons/hicolor/24x24/apps/javaws.png icedtea-netx-common: /usr/share/icons/hicolor/32x32/apps/javaws.png icedtea-netx-common: /usr/share/icons/hicolor/48x48/apps/javaws.png -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1363785 Title: package icedtea-netx:amd64 1.5.1-1ubuntu1 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 2 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/icedtea-web/+bug/1363785/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
