Uninstall default-jdk
Uninstall default-jdk
I'm on a fresh Ubuntu 18.04 install. I did a sudo apt-get install default-jdk. Result:
sudo apt-get install default-jdk
java --version
openjdk 10.0.2 2018-07-17
OpenJDK Runtime Environment (build 10.0.2+13-Ubuntu-1ubuntu0.18.04.1)
OpenJDK 64-Bit Server VM (build 10.0.2+13-Ubuntu-1ubuntu0.18.04.1, mixed mode)
Now I did sudo apt-get purge default-jdk. Result:
sudo apt-get purge default-jdk
java --version
openjdk 10.0.2 2018-07-17
OpenJDK Runtime Environment (build 10.0.2+13-Ubuntu-1ubuntu0.18.04.1)
OpenJDK 64-Bit Server VM (build 10.0.2+13-Ubuntu-1ubuntu0.18.04.1, mixed mode)
Why is OpenJDK still there?
1 Answer
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default-jdk in 18.04 has the following description:
default-jdk
Description: 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-11-jdk for amd64.
The results of apt-cache depends default-jdk are as follows:
apt-cache depends default-jdk
default-jdk
Depends: default-jre
Depends: default-jdk-headless
Depends: openjdk-11-jdk
The results of apt-cache rdepends default-jdk show that openjdk-11-jdk does not depend on default-jdk. default-jdk points to a Java runtime or Java compatible development kit, but uninstalling default-jdk does not uninstall either of these packages.
apt-cache rdepends default-jdk
To remove the packages installed by default-jdk, run the following command:
sudo apt remove openjdk-11-jre-headless openjdk-11-jre openjdk-11-jdk-headless openjdk-11-jdk
default-jdk
openjdk-11-jdk
default-jdk
sudo apt-get autoremove
@AndroidDev I replied to your comment by editing my answer. My reply is in the 5th paragraph.
– karel
Sep 17 '18 at 14:31
After
sudo apt-get install default-jdk I use apt list --installed | grep openj to see that the packages openjdk-11-jre-headless, openjdk-11-jre, openjdk-11-jdk-headless and openjdk-11-jdk are installed. I use apt list --installed | grep openj again after a sudo apt-get purge default-jdk to see that all 4 packages are still there. After sudo apt-get autoremove the 2 jdk packages are gone but the 2 jre packages are still there!– Robert
Sep 17 '18 at 14:46
sudo apt-get install default-jdk
apt list --installed | grep openj
apt list --installed | grep openj
sudo apt-get purge default-jdk
sudo apt-get autoremove
oh I should add that in the meantime I have done a
sudo apt-get install openjdk-8-jdk (which has solved my actual problem which I haven't described). So maybe that's the reason why he keeps the jre11 packages despite an autoremove? Which would be weird because why would OpenJDK8 want to have those packages. Anyway, now I have both, default-jdk and openjdk-8-jdk. I switch between the two via sudo update-java-alternatives.– Robert
Sep 17 '18 at 15:00
sudo apt-get install openjdk-8-jdk
sudo update-java-alternatives
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Since
default-jdkdepends onopenjdk-11-jdk, then wouldn't removingdefault-jdkfollowed by asudo apt-get autoremoveaccomplish the same?– Android Dev
Sep 17 '18 at 14:18