How To Install default-jdk on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install default-jdk on Debian 10.
What is default-jdk
default-jdk is:
This dependency package points to the Java runtime, or Java compatible development kit recommended for this architecture, which is openjdk-11-jdk for amd64.
There are three methods to install default-jdk on Debian 10. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install default-jdk Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install default-jdk using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install default-jdk
Install default-jdk Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install default-jdk using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install default-jdk
Install default-jdk 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 Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install default-jdk using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install default-jdk
How To Uninstall default-jdk on Debian 10
To uninstall only the default-jdk package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove default-jdk
Uninstall default-jdk And Its Dependencies
To uninstall default-jdk and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove default-jdk
Remove default-jdk Configurations and Data
To remove default-jdk configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge default-jdk
Remove default-jdk configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove default-jdk configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge default-jdk
Dependencies
default-jdk have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install default-jdk package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
