[JENKINS-37545] Manual installation of plugins in Jenkins2 does not follow detached plugins

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Description

jenkins-2.16<br/>
ownership-0.5

Contributor guide

Research direction

Investigate the plugin installation logic in Jenkins to handle detached plugin dependencies properly.

Tech stack

java

Domain

backend

Issue type

Bug

DifficultyEstimated implementation difficulty for a new contributor, from 1 for very small changes to 5 for expert-level work.

2

Estimated timeA rough time range for an experienced contributor to investigate, implement, test, and prepare a pull request.

1-3 hours

Activity statusHow available the issue appears right now: fresh, active, stale, blocked, or waiting on maintainer input.

Stale

ClarityHow clearly the issue explains the expected change, acceptance criteria, and next step.

Clear

Prerequisites

JavaJenkins plugin development

Newbie friendlinessA 1-100 score estimating how approachable this issue is for first-time contributors.

75