How to Install and Uninstall default-jdk Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: May 17,2024

1. Install "default-jdk" package

This is a short guide on how to install default-jdk on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


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

This guide let you learn how to uninstall default-jdk on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                default-jdk
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the default-jdk package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Package: default-jdk
Priority: optional
Section: devel
Installed-Size: 6
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian Java Maintainers
Architecture: amd64
Source: java-common (0.56ubuntu2)
Version: 2:1.8-56ubuntu2
Provides: java-sdk, java2-sdk, java5-sdk, java6-sdk, java7-sdk, java8-sdk
Depends: default-jre (= 2:1.8-56ubuntu2), default-jdk-headless (= 2:1.8-56ubuntu2), openjdk-8-jdk
Filename: pool/main/j/java-common/default-jdk_1.8-56ubuntu2_amd64.deb
Size: 968
MD5sum: 57bb3a5eac9c391f376d4f2e8b1ee37b
SHA1: 2ea1f73e7aa268b15a1bc166e81111c3ecf642e3
SHA256: 3e941d30d4d5e31ba950e5f02f4f7cb94b14ccf64bee8d3544835653c384a3e2
Description-en: Standard Java or Java compatible Development Kit
This dependency package points to the Java runtime, or Java compatible
development kit recommended for this architecture, which is
openjdk-8-jdk for amd64.
Description-md5: 07383ba418ad7455f1773c04f32fe30b
Homepage: https://wiki.debian.org/Java/
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu
Supported: 5y