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

Last updated: May 17,2024

1. Install "default-jdk-headless" package

Please follow the instructions below to install default-jdk-headless on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


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

Please follow the guidelines below to uninstall default-jdk-headless on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


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

Package: default-jdk-headless
Priority: optional
Section: java
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-headless, java2-sdk-headless, java5-sdk-headless, java6-sdk-headless, java7-sdk-headless, java8-sdk-headless
Depends: default-jre-headless (= 2:1.8-56ubuntu2), openjdk-8-jdk-headless
Filename: pool/main/j/java-common/default-jdk-headless_1.8-56ubuntu2_amd64.deb
Size: 986
MD5sum: c6e1fe0fb623a9682c314280f4414b77
SHA1: 13cdd498b4527750ee1cf6610340fb0b3a31fe1d
SHA256: edf882155c8d1d1253fc96c728a5a1c0cedc900fd5bdc272cec700e92f22701f
Description-en: Standard Java or Java compatible Development Kit (headless)
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: f9fe99f5eb064cf6456490332e7b789f
Homepage: https://wiki.debian.org/Java/
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu
Supported: 5y