How to Install icedtea-netx software package in Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

How to Install icedtea-netx software package in Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

icedtea-netx software package provides NetX - implementation of the Java Network Launching Protocol (JNLP), 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 icedtea-netx 

icedtea-netx is installed in your system.

Make ensure the icedtea-netx package were installed using the commands given below,

$ sudo dpkg-query -l | grep icedtea-netx *

You will get with icedtea-netx package name, version, architecture and description in a table

icedtea-netx package basic information:

Distro Ubuntu 16 04 lts xenial xerus
Section Java
Package icedtea-netx
Version 1.6.2-3ubuntu1
Description NetX - implementation of the Java Network Launching Protocol (JNLP)
Sub Section Java


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