How to Install and Uninstall default-jre Package on Debian 11 (Bullseye)

Last updated: May 18,2024

1. Install "default-jre" package

Please follow the instructions below to install default-jre on Debian 11 (Bullseye)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                default-jre
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "default-jre" package

This tutorial shows how to uninstall default-jre on Debian 11 (Bullseye):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                default-jre
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the default-jre package on Debian 11 (Bullseye)

Package: default-jre
Source: java-common (0.72)
Version: 2:1.11-72
Installed-Size: 6
Maintainer: Debian Java Maintainers
Architecture: amd64
Provides: java-runtime, java10-runtime, java11-runtime, java2-runtime, java5-runtime, java6-runtime, java7-runtime, java8-runtime, java9-runtime
Depends: default-jre-headless (= 2:1.11-72), openjdk-11-jre
Description: Standard Java or Java compatible Runtime
Description-md5: 071b7a2f9baf048d89c849c14bcafb9e
Homepage: https://wiki.debian.org/Java/
Cnf-Extra-Commands: java,jexec
Tag: devel::lang:java, devel::runtime, interface::commandline,
interface::graphical, interface::x11, role::metapackage, role::program,
x11::application
Section: java
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/j/java-common/default-jre_1.11-72_amd64.deb
Size: 1044
MD5sum: 91376b125be7bf9d07561b703b1ec04e
SHA256: 098b173dfd8842198b103c8f821cda79a517132651aca2de45c9e45a4b4ef94a