Is Java Installed on Ubuntu?
Contents by Default, Ubuntu Does Not Come with Java (Or the Java Runtime Environment, Jre) Installed. However, You May Need It for Some Programs or Games Like...
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By default, Ubuntu does not come with Java (or the Java Runtime Environment, JRE) installed. However, you may need it for some programs or games like Minecraft.
How do I know if Java is installed on Ubuntu?
To check the Java version on Linux Ubuntu/Debian/CentOS:
- Open a terminal window.
- Run the following command: java -version.
- The output should display the version of the Java package installed on your system. In the example below, OpenJDK version 11 is installed.
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Where is Java installed in Ubuntu?
In generally, java gets installed at /usr/lib/jvm .
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