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

Last updated: May 17,2024

1. Install "default-jre" package

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to install default-jre on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


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

Please follow the steps below to uninstall default-jre on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


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

Package: default-jre
Priority: optional
Section: interpreters
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-runtime, java2-runtime, java5-runtime, java6-runtime, java7-runtime, java8-runtime
Depends: default-jre-headless (= 2:1.8-56ubuntu2), openjdk-8-jre
Suggests: default-java-plugin
Filename: pool/main/j/java-common/default-jre_1.8-56ubuntu2_amd64.deb
Size: 980
MD5sum: 261f4b259b6ca52d0257420f2bd96173
SHA1: b3e9b72c13872a591ec12eba3181a7e399380858
SHA256: 735488e6169c241ccc635e22166afdb2a77797a2e6dab083f8d569dc697c33df
Description-en: Standard Java or Java compatible Runtime
This dependency package points to the Java runtime, or Java compatible
runtime recommended for the amd64 architecture,
which is openjdk-8-jre for amd64.
Description-md5: f72f54385fad8f3acd492253e807f2f8
Homepage: https://wiki.debian.org/Java/
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu
Supported: 5y
Task: ubuntu-usb, kubuntu-desktop, kubuntu-full, edubuntu-usb