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  2. JENKINS-43495

Debian packages depend on Java 7 even though Jenkins requires Java 8

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      Jenkins 2.54 started requiring Java 8 [1], but the 2.54 package in the Jenkins-provided Debian package repository [2] still depends on openjdk-7-jre-headless. This means that on distros that do not provide Java 8 the package will successfully update but fail to start.

      [1] https://jenkins.io/blog/2017/04/10/jenkins-has-upgraded-to-java-8/
      [2] https://pkg.jenkins.io/debian

        1. jenkins.err.log
          5.18 MB
        2. jenkins.wrapper.log
          160 kB

            oleg_nenashev Oleg Nenashev
            mkarlsson Marcus Karlsson
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