How To Install java-package on Ubuntu 22.04

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In this tutorial we learn how to install java-package on Ubuntu 22.04. java-package is Utility for creating Java Debian packages

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install java-package on Ubuntu 22.04.

What is java-package

java-package is:

This package provides the capability to build a Debian package from
a Java binary distribution by running make-jpkg .
(with archive files downloaded from providers listed below)

Supported java binary distributions currently include:

  • Oracle (http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/downloads) :
    • The Java Development Kit (JDK), version 6, 7 and 8
    • The Java Runtime Environment (JRE), version 6, 7 and 8
    • The Java API Javadoc, version 6, 7 and 8
      Choose tar.gz archives or self-extracting archives (not RPM).

Please note that Debian recommends the use of openjdk-[78]-jdk and/or
openjdk-[78]-jre, which are installed by default-jdk or default-jre for
most architectures.

java-package will create non-free packages.

There are three methods to install java-package on Ubuntu 22.04. 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-package 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-package using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install java-package

Install java-package Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install java-package using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install java-package

Install java-package 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-package using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install java-package

How To Uninstall java-package on Ubuntu 22.04

To uninstall only the java-package package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove java-package

Uninstall java-package And Its Dependencies

To uninstall java-package and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove java-package

Remove java-package Configurations and Data

To remove java-package configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge java-package

Remove java-package configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove java-package configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge java-package

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install java-package package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.

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