[Bug 1363785] Re: package icedtea-netx:amd64 1.5.1-1ubuntu1 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 2

[Couguar Iuga]

Ubuntu 14.10 amd64

sudo apt-get install icedtea-7-plugin                         100 ↵
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree       
Reading state information... Done
icedtea-7-plugin is already the newest version.
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
2 not fully installed or removed.
After this operation, 0 B of additional disk space will be used.
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Setting up icedtea-netx:amd64 (1.5.1-1ubuntu1) ...
update-alternatives: warning: forcing reinstallation of alternative /usr/lib/jvm/java-7-openjdk-amd64/jre/bin/itweb-settings because link group itweb-settings is broken
update-alternatives: warning: not replacing /usr/share/man/man1/itweb-settings.1.gz with a link
update-alternatives: warning: forcing reinstallation of alternative /usr/lib/jvm/java-7-openjdk-amd64/jre/bin/itweb-settings because link group itweb-settings is broken
update-alternatives: warning: not replacing /usr/share/man/man1/itweb-settings.1.gz with a link
update-alternatives: error: alternative path /usr/lib/jvm/java-8-openjdk-amd64/jre/bin/javaws doesn't exist
dpkg: error processing package icedtea-netx:amd64 (--configure):
 subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 2
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of icedtea-7-plugin:amd64:
 icedtea-7-plugin:amd64 depends on icedtea-netx (= 1.5.1-1ubuntu1); however:
  Package icedtea-netx:amd64 is not configured yet.

dpkg: error processing package icedtea-7-plugin:amd64 (--configure):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
No apport report written because the error message indicates its a followup error from a previous failure.
                                  Errors were encountered while processing:
 icedtea-netx:amd64
 icedtea-7-plugin:amd64
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

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Title:
  package icedtea-netx:amd64 1.5.1-1ubuntu1 failed to install/upgrade:
  subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit
  status 2

Status in Iced Tea:
  New
Status in “icedtea-web” package in Ubuntu:
  Triaged
Status in “icedtea-web” source package in Utopic:
  Triaged

Bug description:
  Attempted to install icedtea-7-plugin on Ubuntu MATE Remix and
  received this error. Looks like an upstream bug from the Ubuntu MATE
  team, but seems to affect other users as well. Has been reported via
  IRC on Freenode #ubuntu-mate as also existing in Ubuntu GNOME 14.04
  Trusty.

  ProblemType: Package
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.10
  Package: icedtea-netx:amd64 1.5.1-1ubuntu1
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.16.0-11.16-generic 3.16.1
  Uname: Linux 3.16.0-11-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.14.7-0ubuntu1
  Architecture: amd64
  Date: Sun Aug 31 20:15:55 2014
  DuplicateSignature: package:icedtea-netx:amd64:1.5.1-1ubuntu1:subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 2
  ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 2
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2014-09-01 (0 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu MATE 14.10 "Utopic Unicorn" - pre-beta2.24117 amd64 (20140829)
  SourcePackage: icedtea-web
  Title: package icedtea-netx:amd64 1.5.1-1ubuntu1 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 2
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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