How to Install default-java-plugin software package in Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

How to Install default-java-plugin software package in Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

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

default-java-plugin package basic information:

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


See Also, How to uninstall or remove default-java-plugin software package from Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus) ?