How to Install and Uninstall openjdk-8-jre Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: May 13,2024

1. Install "openjdk-8-jre" package

Learn how to install openjdk-8-jre on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


    
        
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                openjdk-8-jre
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "openjdk-8-jre" package

This tutorial shows how to uninstall openjdk-8-jre on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                openjdk-8-jre
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the openjdk-8-jre package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Package: openjdk-8-jre
Architecture: amd64
Version: 8u292-b10-0ubuntu1~16.04.1
Multi-Arch: same
Priority: optional
Section: java
Source: openjdk-8
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: OpenJDK Team
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 252
Provides: java2-runtime, java5-runtime, java6-runtime, java7-runtime, java8-runtime
Depends: openjdk-8-jre-headless (= 8u292-b10-0ubuntu1~16.04.1), libglib2.0-0 (>= 2.24), libxrandr2, libxinerama1, libgl1-mesa-glx | libgl1, libgtk2.0-0 (>= 2.14), libasound2 (>= 1.0.16), libc6 (>= 2.14), libgif7 (>= 5.1), libjpeg8 (>= 8c), libpng12-0 (>= 1.2.13-4), libpulse0 (>= 0.99.1), libx11-6, libxext6
Recommends: fonts-dejavu-extra
Suggests: icedtea-8-plugin
Replaces: openjdk-8-jre-headless (<< 8u20~b20-3)
Filename: pool/main/o/openjdk-8/openjdk-8-jre_8u292-b10-0ubuntu1~16.04.1_amd64.deb
Size: 69342
MD5sum: d307d8e2c0e60660c40aa76af2dfedb3
SHA1: fb346978e36d7379f0ea6f3dcb3f0bb90dfaccc0
SHA256: e141b37c02132b5178a1656a7a84bafb62800eaee6dffb4b1a15e4b0346667a5
SHA512: 34bead0382013ce9eae3a2e06a24999a1f2fb4ac144be709832cd2b0662545ffcc0e6472902fad0c5450d39a9a822254d89449b5cb7ebabe3f709e2f854f5145
Homepage: http://openjdk.java.net/
Description-en: OpenJDK Java runtime, using Hotspot JIT
Full Java runtime environment - needed for executing Java GUI and Webstart
programs, using Hotspot JIT.
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The packages are built using the IcedTea build support and patches
from the IcedTea project.
Description-md5: adca808a02a80aed4051cc95b7fe5f37
Task: ubuntu-usb, kubuntu-desktop, kubuntu-full, edubuntu-usb
Supported: 5y

Package: openjdk-8-jre
Priority: optional
Section: java
Installed-Size: 252
Maintainer: OpenJDK Team
Architecture: amd64
Source: openjdk-8
Version: 8u77-b03-3ubuntu3
Replaces: openjdk-8-jre-headless (<< 8u20~b20-3)
Provides: java2-runtime, java5-runtime, java6-runtime, java7-runtime, java8-runtime
Depends: openjdk-8-jre-headless (= 8u77-b03-3ubuntu3), libgtk2.0-0, libxrandr2, libxinerama1, libgl1-mesa-glx | libgl1, libasound2 (>= 1.0.16), libc6 (>= 2.14), libgif7 (>= 5.1), libjpeg8 (>= 8c), libpng12-0 (>= 1.2.13-4), libpulse0 (>= 0.99.1), libx11-6, libxext6
Recommends: libgnome-2-0, libgnomevfs2-0, libgconf-2-4, fonts-dejavu-extra
Suggests: icedtea-8-plugin
Filename: pool/main/o/openjdk-8/openjdk-8-jre_8u77-b03-3ubuntu3_amd64.deb
Size: 69446
MD5sum: 7cc2ab0149cb2dbb898a470037c61e64
SHA1: d5d8ef846e52a9adb0d17f70a443ed428f8f70f1
SHA256: 21113175e19eed0fb155a5b4bb18d4b6c61d5d3fd23781fa320ce2569fdfc248
Description-en: OpenJDK Java runtime, using Hotspot JIT
Full Java runtime environment - needed for executing Java GUI and Webstart
programs, using Hotspot JIT.
.
The packages are built using the IcedTea build support and patches
from the IcedTea project.
Description-md5: adca808a02a80aed4051cc95b7fe5f37
Multi-Arch: same
Homepage: http://openjdk.java.net/
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu
Supported: 5y
Task: ubuntu-usb, kubuntu-desktop, kubuntu-full, edubuntu-usb