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

Last updated: April 20,2024

1. Install "default-jre-headless" package

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


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

This guide covers the steps necessary to uninstall default-jre-headless on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


    
        
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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 default-jre-headless package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Package: default-jre-headless
Priority: optional
Section: interpreters
Installed-Size: 22
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian Java Maintainers
Architecture: amd64
Source: java-common (0.56ubuntu2)
Version: 2:1.8-56ubuntu2
Replaces: openjdk-6-jre-headless (<< 6b23~pre8-2~)
Provides: java-runtime-headless, java2-runtime-headless, java5-runtime-headless, java6-runtime-headless, java7-runtime-headless, java8-runtime-headless
Depends: openjdk-8-jre-headless, java-common
Suggests: default-jre
Filename: pool/main/j/java-common/default-jre-headless_1.8-56ubuntu2_amd64.deb
Size: 4380
MD5sum: 524b8dfba00019adf231d9951cf2a7ac
SHA1: 3459b0366ba3c09ef5b3ee7fe3577da90533a6fc
SHA256: b16b4b116a2533a85f766a09d6182adb8a8ac975148c143c4c2ed8986991d44d
Description-en: Standard Java or Java compatible Runtime (headless)
This package points to the Java runtime, or Java compatible
runtime recommended for this architecture, which is
openjdk-8-jre-headless for amd64.
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The package is used as dependency for packages not needing a
graphical display during runtime.
Description-md5: 37ab6c1486c2ec477fc03127f0b1995e
Homepage: https://wiki.debian.org/Java/
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu
Supported: 5y
Task: ubuntu-usb, tomcat-server, kubuntu-desktop, kubuntu-full, edubuntu-usb, ubuntu-mate-desktop