On Thu, 21 Nov 2013, Nico Kadel-Garcia wrote:

> I'd also strongly urge dropping all the "java-1.6.0-*" packages on the
> floor. Java 6, aka "java-1.6.0" in Sun's actual software repositories,
> has basically fallen off the support truck. The "update-alternatives"
> tools, run post-installation of tools like java or smtp servers, tries
> to negotiate which tool you get by default when you just type "java".
> But it's an adventure, because you typically wind up with a default of
> whichever tool you installed last. So if possible, pick *one* java
> version, and clear away the others.

Sadly java-1.6.0-openjdk provides "java" but
java-1.7.0-openjdk provides "java7" not "java".
At least the packages jss jna libvirt-java postgresql-jdbc 
from SL require "java", so TUV's Java 7 is not a drop in replacement
for their Java 6.

> Basically, at this point, get off Java 6 if you can. Like supporting
> out of date versions of Samba, it's usually not worth the pain.

I'd agree but TUV is making the effort for me.

If I make the time I'm tempted to have a null package
which requires "java7" and provides "java", but I haven't
tested such a thing.

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