How to Install and Uninstall default-jre Package on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)

Last updated: May 08,2024

1. Install "default-jre" package

Learn how to install default-jre on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)


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

This guide covers the steps necessary to uninstall default-jre on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa):


    
        
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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 Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)

Package: default-jre
Architecture: amd64
Version: 2:1.11-72
Priority: optional
Section: interpreters
Source: java-common (0.72)
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian Java Maintainers
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 6
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
Filename: pool/main/j/java-common/default-jre_1.11-72_amd64.deb
Size: 1084
MD5sum: 4f441bb884801f3a07806934e4519652
SHA1: 9922edaa7bd91921a2beee6c60343ebf551957a9
SHA256: 063bb2ca3b51309f6625033c336beffb0eb8286aaabcf3bf917eef498de29ea5
Homepage: https://wiki.debian.org/Java/
Description: Standard Java or Java compatible Runtime
Description-md5: 071b7a2f9baf048d89c849c14bcafb9e
Cnf-Extra-Commands: java,jexec