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I've installed a .deb package (which requires jre and I already have Oracle JDK) using the command 

sudo dpkg -i packagename.deb

The app runs successfully, but there is an error message in the Ubuntu top panel that says BrokenCount>0 which means installed packages have unmet dependencies. Until today I've been using the zipped version of that package and it was working fine. But I wanted to give the .deb version a try and now I'm in trouble! The package is specifically looking for JRE, which I already have in JDK.

Output of sudo apt-get check:

Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree       
Reading state information... Done
You might want to run 'apt-get -f install' to correct these.
The following packages have unmet dependencies:
 xdman : Depends: default-jre but it is not installed or
                  sun-java6-jre but it is not installable or
                  sun-java7-jre but it is not installable or
                  openjdk-6-jre but it is not installed or
                  openjdk-7-jre but it is not installed
E: Unmet dependencies. Try using -f.

I have not run apt-get -f install because I am unsure of its result. Is it going to install another JRE? Can I fix this broken dependency issue without installing anything else?

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Yes, the command apt-get -f install installs a new JRE, but that's not a problem, you can correct, if necessary, the default JRE with the command below

sudo update-alternatives --config java

And yes, you could change the dependencies of the package. But that's not really necessary. Read more here, for a solution.

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