How To Install openjdk-8-demo on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install openjdk-8-demo on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is openjdk-8-demo
openjdk-8-demo is:
OpenJDK Java runtime
The packages are built using the IcedTea build support and patches from the IcedTea project.
There are three methods to install openjdk-8-demo on Ubuntu 18.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install openjdk-8-demo Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install openjdk-8-demo using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install openjdk-8-demo
Install openjdk-8-demo Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install openjdk-8-demo using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install openjdk-8-demo
Install openjdk-8-demo Using aptitude
If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install openjdk-8-demo using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install openjdk-8-demo
How To Uninstall openjdk-8-demo on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the openjdk-8-demo package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove openjdk-8-demo
Uninstall openjdk-8-demo And Its Dependencies
To uninstall openjdk-8-demo and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove openjdk-8-demo
Remove openjdk-8-demo Configurations and Data
To remove openjdk-8-demo configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge openjdk-8-demo
Remove openjdk-8-demo configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove openjdk-8-demo configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge openjdk-8-demo
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install openjdk-8-demo package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
