How to Install and Uninstall java-common Package on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)

Last updated: April 30,2024

1. Install "java-common" package

This tutorial shows how to install java-common on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                java-common
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "java-common" package

Please follow the guidance below to uninstall java-common on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                java-common
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the java-common package on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)

Package: java-common
Architecture: all
Version: 0.68ubuntu1~18.04.1
Multi-Arch: foreign
Priority: optional
Section: misc
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian Java Maintainers
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 36
Suggests: default-jre
Filename: pool/main/j/java-common/java-common_0.68ubuntu1~18.04.1_all.deb
Size: 14520
MD5sum: 8c794ab2f45723ad058d48b984ad0766
SHA1: 2963a9bd013f34ba38a25111fba6907f5d7cdc89
SHA256: 2df27bfac0ee02bae9f7b109c40cf4d91710652eb2f3580f528ab3c78dccd351
SHA512: 0bc0c59a84eb921e0c3c28d1ea378701167dae2706398f6e56c6a387143f6bcf414b1ff792cb16e510527d31febbf3df04699c7f7e11a33e93eacb20bddc3715
Homepage: https://wiki.debian.org/Java/
Description: Base package for Java runtimes
Description-md5: 331c38b4382151ea9451e0a4ee764de7
Task: kubuntu-desktop, kubuntu-full
Supported: 5y

Package: java-common
Architecture: all
Version: 0.63ubuntu1~02
Multi-Arch: foreign
Priority: optional
Section: misc
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian Java Maintainers
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 37
Suggests: default-jre
Filename: pool/main/j/java-common/java-common_0.63ubuntu1~02_all.deb
Size: 7032
MD5sum: c018fe1d707ff78a96e8815ad5e70ae8
SHA1: 6d64cab743c0e16119aee4098a3c1568298f4725
SHA256: 7ce0cd8a7a6da27dbdd1cab3b914d8fd98010b7ded576bc03c1b7fb2ae89c4eb
Homepage: https://wiki.debian.org/Java/
Description: Base package for Java runtimes
Description-md5: 331c38b4382151ea9451e0a4ee764de7
Task: kubuntu-desktop, kubuntu-full
Supported: 5y