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Bug#798946: Debian bug report

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From: Raphaël Halimi <raphael.halimi@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 14 Sep 2015 13:54:38 +0200
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Package: icedtea-netx-common
Version: 1.5.2-1.1

Hi,

Package icedtea-netx-common provides the desktop file
/usr/share/applications/icedtea-netx-javaws.desktop which is supposed to
launch javaws; but the javaws binary is located in package icedtea-netx.

Consequently, if package icedtea-netx isn't installed, the desktop file
can't work.

For example on my Sid MATE desktop I have installed sweethome3d which
depends on icedtea-netx-common, and the "IcedTea Web Control Panel" in
the settings menu doesn't launch anything.

Solution: move /usr/share/applications/icedtea-netx-javaws.desktop to
the icedtea-netx package.

I noticed that in the package sources, the matching lintian warning is
overriden, with "handled by alternatives" as comment, but obviously,
this isn't working as intended.

Regards,

-- 
Raphaël Halimi

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