Unable to install icedtea plugin on Utopic Unicorn 14.10

I have successfully tried another temporary workaround.

The error message says: "update-alternatives: error: alternative path /usr/lib/jvm/java-8-openjdk-amd64/jre/bin/javaws doesn't exist". So, I have created a symbolic link then deinstall one by one the packages (icedtea-plugin, then icedtea-7-plugin, then icedtea-netx (it's not necessary for icedtea-netx-common)), then reinstall icedtea-plugin.

cd /usr/lib/jvm
ln -s java-1.7.0-openjdk-amd64 java-8-openjdk-amd64
apt-get purge icedtea-plugin
apt-get purge icedtea-7-plugin
apt-get purge icedtea-netx
apt-get install icedtea-plugin

Giles

I have the same problem, and I assumed this is a bug in the package. I have reported it. As a workaround I have followed the instructions on installing the Oracle Java.

Just follow the provided workarround in of the bug in https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/icedtea-web/+bug/1385478 .

Seems to work pretty well.

"WORKAROUND : download and install manually version 1.5 (in order) :

32bits

http://mirrors.kernel.org/ubuntu/pool/main/i/icedtea-web/icedtea-netx-common_1.5-1ubuntu1_all.deb

http://mirrors.kernel.org/ubuntu/pool/main/i/icedtea-web/icedtea-netx_1.5-1ubuntu1_i386.deb

http://mirrors.kernel.org/ubuntu/pool/main/i/icedtea-web/icedtea-7-plugin_1.5-1ubuntu1_i386.deb

64bits

http://mirrors.kernel.org/ubuntu/pool/main/i/icedtea-web/icedtea-netx-common_1.5-1ubuntu1_all.deb

http://mirrors.kernel.org/ubuntu/pool/main/i/icedtea-web/icedtea-netx_1.5-1ubuntu1_amd64.deb

http://mirrors.kernel.org/ubuntu/pool/main/i/icedtea-web/icedtea-7-plugin_1.5-1ubuntu1_amd64.deb"

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