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[Pushkar <1723417@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

The src.zip is a source package of the Java API classes. As it was
pointed out in a comment above, the "src.zip" symbolic link created by
the -jdk  and-jdk-headless packages links to a .zip file which is
actually installed by the corresponding -source package.

This kind of a dependency between packages is best represented by the
"Suggests" relationship. It neither fits into the definition of
"Depends", nor into the definition of "Recommends". See [1].


--------------------START OF TERMINAL OUTPUT ---------------------------------
$apt-rdepends -s Suggests openjdk-8-jdk | head -4
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree... Done
Reading state information... Done
openjdk-8-jdk
  Suggests: openjdk-8-demo
  Suggests: openjdk-8-source
  Suggests: visualvm

$ apt-rdepends -s Suggests openjdk-17-jdk | head -4
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree... Done
Reading state information... Done
openjdk-17-jdk
  Suggests: openjdk-17-demo
  Suggests: openjdk-17-source
  Suggests: visualvm


---------------------END OF TERMINAL OUTPUT --------------------------


Given the -jdk packages "Suggest" the corresponding -source packages, using apt's '--install-suggests' option is one of the ways to avoid this dangling symbolic link (possibly at the cost of having many unnecessary packages installed).


[1] https://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/maint-guide/dreq.en.html#control


** Tags added: foundations-todo

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https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1723417

Title:
  dangling symlink: /usr/lib/jvm/java-*-openjdk-amd64/src.zip

Status in openjdk-11 package in Ubuntu:
  New
Status in openjdk-17 package in Ubuntu:
  New
Status in openjdk-8 package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed
Status in openjdk-lts package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed

Bug description:
  Hi,

  this is a dangling symlink:

  lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 20 sept. 30 02:37 /usr/lib/jvm/java-8-openjdk-
  amd64/src.zip -> ../openjdk-8/src.zip

  when the openjdk-8-source package is not installed.  The symlink
  should probably be moved to this other package.

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 17.10
  Package: openjdk-8-jdk-headless 8u144-b01-2
  Uname: Linux 4.13.6-041306-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.20.7-0ubuntu3
  Architecture: amd64
  CurrentDesktop: KDE
  Date: Fri Oct 13 14:18:22 2017
  EcryptfsInUse: Yes
  SourcePackage: openjdk-8
  UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to artful on 2017-09-29 (14 days ago)

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