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Ian Hyndman
Ian Hyndman

Reputation: 1

Unable to remove openjdk debian9.6

Linux noob. I am trying to un-install openjdk but when I attempt it cannot find the package

$ java -version

openjdk version "1.8.0_181" 
OpenJDK Runtime Environment (build 1.8.0_181-8u181-b13-2~deb9u1-b13)
OpenJDK 64-Bit Server VM (build 25.181-b13, mixed mode)

$ sudo apt remove openjdk+

Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree       
Reading state information... Done
E: Unable to locate package openjdk

Upvotes: 0

Views: 619

Answers (1)

Cheloide
Cheloide

Reputation: 805

To uninstall OpenJDK you should use APT with the command

$ sudo apt-get remove openjdk-*

the * wildcard will match whatever version of OpenJDK you have installed

Upvotes: 1

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