How to Install and Uninstall openjdk-21-jre Package on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)

Last updated: November 14,2024

You can also install and uninstall the openjdk-21-jre 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 "openjdk-21-jre" package

This tutorial shows how to install openjdk-21-jre on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)


    
        
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "openjdk-21-jre" package

Please follow the guidelines below to uninstall openjdk-21-jre 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 openjdk-21-jre package on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)

Package: openjdk-21-jre
Architecture: amd64
Version: 21.0.2+13-1~22.04.1
Multi-Arch: same
Priority: optional
Section: universe/java
Source: openjdk-21
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: OpenJDK Team
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 701
Provides: java-runtime (= 21), java10-runtime, java11-runtime, java12-runtime, java13-runtime, java14-runtime, java15-runtime, java16-runtime, java17-runtime, java18-runtime, java19-runtime, java2-runtime, java20-runtime, java21-runtime, java5-runtime, java6-runtime, java7-runtime, java8-runtime, java9-runtime
Depends: openjdk-21-jre-headless (= 21.0.2+13-1~22.04.1), libglib2.0-0 (>= 2.24), libgtk2.0-0 | libgtk-3-0, libxrandr2, libxinerama1, libgl1, libharfbuzz0b, libc6 (>= 2.34), libgif7 (>= 5.1), libjpeg8 (>= 8c), libpng16-16 (>= 1.6.2-1), libx11-6, libxext6, libxi6, libxrender1, libxtst6, zlib1g (>= 1:1.1.4)
Recommends: libatk-wrapper-java-jni (>= 0.30.4-0ubuntu2), fonts-dejavu-extra
Breaks: openjdk-17-jre-headless (<< 17~10)
Replaces: openjdk-17-jre-headless (<< 17~10)
Filename: pool/universe/o/openjdk-21/openjdk-21-jre_21.0.2+13-1~22.04.1_amd64.deb
Size: 232242
MD5sum: f36d146f84fca9af828997a376bc7f0d
SHA1: 35262ae8dbf61e48b54c2eb34aa835054da5ee83
SHA256: 193aad1495c561e7d0cbec76195d3efa15abb8a72477f8cbf420938ca874315f
SHA512: 9a943fb18912090a24289ca274bd869332773ee89936149b9c47ccc7dc59b430d8e68fdbeff5ef49b917fec047ecf9ed0e187c9fd10fc1195467c36e3a161fe7
Homepage: https://openjdk.java.net/
Description: OpenJDK Java runtime, using Hotspot JIT
Description-md5: 13097853553de1ab39cc189225a9cbaa