How To Install eclipse-emf on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install eclipse-emf on Debian 9.
What is eclipse-emf
eclipse-emf is:
The Eclipse Modeling Framework (EMF) allows developers to build tools and other applications based on a structured data model. From a model specification described in XMI, EMF provides tools and runtime support to produce a set of Java classes for the model, along with a set of adapter classes that enable viewing and command-based editing of the model, and a basic editor.
There are three methods to install eclipse-emf on Debian 9. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install eclipse-emf Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install eclipse-emf using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install eclipse-emf
Install eclipse-emf Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install eclipse-emf using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install eclipse-emf
Install eclipse-emf Using aptitude
If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install eclipse-emf using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install eclipse-emf
How To Uninstall eclipse-emf on Debian 9
To uninstall only the eclipse-emf package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove eclipse-emf
Uninstall eclipse-emf And Its Dependencies
To uninstall eclipse-emf and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove eclipse-emf
Remove eclipse-emf Configurations and Data
To remove eclipse-emf configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge eclipse-emf
Remove eclipse-emf configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove eclipse-emf configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge eclipse-emf
Dependencies
eclipse-emf have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install eclipse-emf package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
