I'm not sure why the filer of this bug let it die, but I have a great interest in seeing this addressed:
lawsa@ubuntu:~/java/repo/kfs502$ sudo apt-get install --no-install-recommends ant Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading state information... Done The following extra packages will be installed: ca-certificates-java default-jre-headless openjdk-6-jre-headless openjdk-6-jre-lib Suggested packages: default-jdk java-compiler java-sdk ant-gcj ant-doc default-jre sun-java6-fonts fonts-ipafont-gothic fonts-ipafont-mincho ttf-telugu-fonts ttf-oriya-fonts ttf-kannada-fonts ttf-bengali-fonts Recommended packages: ant-optional icedtea-6-jre-cacao icedtea-6-jre-jamvm The following NEW packages will be installed: ant ca-certificates-java default-jre-headless openjdk-6-jre-headless openjdk-6-jre-lib 0 upgraded, 5 newly installed, 0 to remove and 27 not upgraded. Need to get 1,845 kB/33.4 MB of archives. After this operation, 87.1 MB of additional disk space will be used. Do you want to continue [Y/n]? I already have a jdk installed and configured (although not with dpkg or using apt-get). I would like to install ant without installing a jdk. (Hopefully this isn't too far from the OP's original intent.) Let me know if I can provide anything else. ** Changed in: ant (Ubuntu) Status: Invalid => New -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/303348 Title: Ant Dependency on OpenJDK-6-jre To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ant/+bug/303348/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs