How to Install and Uninstall java-common Package on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)

Last updated: December 23,2024

You can also install and uninstall the java-common 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 "java-common" package

This tutorial shows how to install java-common on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)


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

Learn how to uninstall java-common 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 java-common package on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)

Package: java-common
Architecture: all
Version: 0.72build2
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_0.72build2_all.deb
Size: 6782
MD5sum: bc37054db74f8ba5a0566c2e2ed25416
SHA1: 0f71d65023080489990a4ff28d6d31f35bfc639e
SHA256: 6f9e162a780359dc0c04770c24b3ed884b37b0a5038fe387c8a2cc8e9e1d37b8
SHA512: 84a31e58ac1bb8d6ba22608d7dd2f9d8596d8a4faf12e3655d06723d9966137495e30cef99d3456d72d41acd8767cef2fd5bd1f808ea20ecbf390b8c46accdd1
Homepage: https://wiki.debian.org/Java/
Description: Base package for Java runtimes
Description-md5: 331c38b4382151ea9451e0a4ee764de7