How to remove Oracle JDK

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I installed Oracle JDK tarball file from Oracle site by following this article How do I install Oracle Java JDK 7. It was very helpful. But still I don't know what I should do in order to uninstall Oracle JDK.

Solution 1:

It could be done like this:

1. Remove the link:

   sudo update-alternatives --remove "java" "/usr/lib/jvm/jdk[version]/bin/java"    
   sudo update-alternatives --remove "javac" "/usr/lib/jvm/jdk[version]/bin/javac"    
   sudo update-alternatives --remove "javaws" "/usr/lib/jvm/jdk[version]/bin/javaws"
   

2. Then, remove the package in the /usr/lib/jvm:

   sudo rm -r /usr/lib/jvm/jdk[version]
   

Note :

• Change [version] with any version number that's contained in jdk folder's name, example: jdk[version] = jdk1.7.0_13.

• If you are new to Linux, you should probably get familiar with the manual page. Lot of good stuff from there. Just go to the terminal and type man update-alternatives.

Solution 2:

Run sudo update-alternatives --config java and choose an openjdk verion. Delete the oracle jdk files and if you need to uninstall openjdk too, do it with the Ubuntu Software Center.