How to Install and Uninstall default-jdk-headless Package on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)

Last updated: May 17,2024

You can also install and uninstall the default-jdk-headless on the following distributions in the same way, as they are all based on the Ubuntu system

Kubuntu 22.04 LTS
Lubuntu 22.04 LTS
Xubuntu 22.04 LTS
Ubuntu MATE 22.04 LTS
Ubuntu Studio 22.04 LTS
Pop!_OS 22.04 LTS
Zorin OS 16 / Zorin OS 17
Ubuntu Budgie 22.04

1. Install "default-jdk-headless" package

Here is a brief guide to show you how to install default-jdk-headless on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)


    
        
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2. Uninstall "default-jdk-headless" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to uninstall default-jdk-headless on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the default-jdk-headless package on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)

Package: default-jdk-headless
Architecture: amd64
Version: 2:1.11-72build2
Priority: optional
Section: java
Source: java-common (0.72build2)
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian Java Maintainers
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 6
Provides: java-sdk-headless, java10-sdk-headless, java11-sdk-headless, java2-sdk-headless, java5-sdk-headless, java6-sdk-headless, java7-sdk-headless, java8-sdk-headless, java9-sdk-headless
Depends: default-jre-headless (= 2:1.11-72build2), openjdk-11-jdk-headless
Filename: pool/main/j/java-common/default-jdk-headless_1.11-72build2_amd64.deb
Size: 942
MD5sum: f3e82a4eda3e99fdf34792cb8d316c4f
SHA1: 40167296fdd5382b045b7091a7287d162e6e674d
SHA256: 83c53a109c4fd4dab725e1a1f13c34092594afd7c05511f86d6791ff15a2c3b9
SHA512: 256ee4f55a6d564baea5ddbfe3c3787d49b632fd0a71b4b498719fe7929d0d5293c0a9b8bdad54972348e27cfe64f917cab2d9205afdab687e328ee9139dd39f
Homepage: https://wiki.debian.org/Java/
Description: Standard Java or Java compatible Development Kit (headless)
Description-md5: 17d93291d83f9a10d7cefbfe85eb18a3