default-java-plugin software package provides Default Java Plugin for running applets and Java Web Start applications, you can install in your Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus) by running the commands given below on the terminal,
$ sudo apt-get update $ sudo apt-get install default-java-plugin
default-java-plugin is installed in your system.
Make ensure the default-java-plugin package were installed using the commands given below,
$ sudo dpkg-query -l | grep default-java-plugin *
You will get with default-java-plugin package name, version, architecture and description in a table
| Distro | Ubuntu 16 04 lts xenial xerus |
| Section | Java |
| Package | default-java-plugin |
| Version | 2:1.8-56ubuntu2 |
| Description | Default Java Plugin for running applets and Java Web Start applications |
| Sub Section | Java |