How to install java-common
I tried to install jenkins on Ubuntu 14.04.
(venv)ubuntu@sdcw05:/usr/lib/jvm$ sudo aptitude install jenkins
The following NEW packages will be installed: jenkins{b} oracle-java9-installer{ab}
0 packages upgraded, 2 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
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The following packages have unmet dependencies: jenkins : Depends: daemon which is a virtual package. oracle-java9-installer : Depends: java-common (>= 0.24) which is a virtual package.
The following actions will resolve these dependencies: Keep the following packages at their current version:
1) jenkins [Not Installed]
2) oracle-java9-installer [Not Installed]
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and oracle-java9-installer have a dependency java-common
How to install java-common? Is it a part of a some other package?
1 Answer
You can install java-common by:
sudo apt-get install java-commonIn addition
sudo apt-cache show java-commonwill show you more information about the package, like the one below (some information removed for clarity):
Package: java-common
State: installed
Automatically installed: yes
Multi-Arch: foreign
Version: 0.52
Priority: optional
Section: misc
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers <>
Architecture: all
Uncompressed Size: 299 k
Suggests: default-jre, equivs
Description: Base of all Java packages This package must be installed in the system if a Java environment is desired. It covers useful information for Java users in Debian GNU/Linux, including: * The Java policy document which describes the layout of Java support in Debian and how Java packages should behave. * The Debian-Java-FAQ which provides information on the status of Java support in Debian, available compilers, virtual machines, Java programs and libraries as well as on legal issues. * Information on how to create dummy packages to fulfill java2 requirements.
Homepage: The suggested way to install jenkins is :
wget -q -O - | sudo apt-key add -
sudo sh -c 'echo deb binary/ > /etc/apt/sources.list.d/jenkins.list'
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install jenkinsit is suggested that you install openjdk-7-jre and openjdk-7-jdk before the above step. To do that run:
sudo apt-get install openjdk-7-jre openjdk-7-jdk
