oops, thought i'd sent this to the list:
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From: gregrwm <tclug1 at whitleymott.net>
Date: 19 July 2014 11:51
To: gsker <gsker at skerbitz.org>

aha:
 # apt-get install openjdk-7-jre
...
openjdk-7-jre is already the newest version.
...
10 not fully installed or removed.
...
Do you want to continue [Y/n]?
...
Setting up openjdk-7-jre-headless (7u55-2.4.7-1ubuntu1~0.12.04.2) ...
update-alternatives: using /usr/lib/jvm/java-7-openjdk-i386/jre/bin/java to
provide /usr/bin/java (java) in auto mode.
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Setting up openjdk-7-jre (7u55-2.4.7-1ubuntu1~0.12.04.2) ...
update-alternatives: using
/usr/lib/jvm/java-7-openjdk-i386/jre/bin/policytool to provide
/usr/bin/policytool (policytool) in auto mode.
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