How To Install java-common on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install java-common on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is java-common
java-common is:
This package provides common tools for the Java runtimes, such as the update-java-alternatives mechanism used to switch between different versions of Java.
There are three methods to install java-common 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 java-common Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install java-common using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install java-common
Install java-common Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install java-common using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install java-common
Install java-common 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 java-common using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install java-common
How To Uninstall java-common on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the java-common package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove java-common
Uninstall java-common And Its Dependencies
To uninstall java-common and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove java-common
Remove java-common Configurations and Data
To remove java-common configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge java-common
Remove java-common configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove java-common configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge java-common
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install java-common package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
