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Bug#803717: postinst: mountpoint: not found; the java command requires a mounted proc fs (/proc)

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From: Paul Boddie <paul@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 04 Dec 2015 16:48:08 -0000
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Hello,

I recently experienced this problem when installing/configuring the package in 
a chroot. The underlying cause is that the initscripts package is not present, 
which might be something that a conventional Debian installation provides, but 
which might not be something provided by a debootstrap installation.

Working around the problem is merely a matter of installing initscripts, but 
it might be helpful if the dependencies for openjdk-7-jre-headless insist on 
this package. I'm not sure whether it is a package that should be assumed to 
be present (and thus can be omitted from dependencies), but if so, then we 
have found a loophole/shortcoming in the relevant packaging policy.

Anyway, I hope this report helps others with the problem!

Paul