How To Install eclipse-mylyn-tasks-github on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install eclipse-mylyn-tasks-github on Debian 9. eclipse-mylyn-tasks-github is Mylyn GitHub Connector

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install eclipse-mylyn-tasks-github on Debian 9.

What is eclipse-mylyn-tasks-github

eclipse-mylyn-tasks-github is:

The EGit Mylyn GitHub connector supports creating task repositories for working with GitHub issues and Gists.

A GitHub issue task repository is required for each GitHub project repository you want to access issues for. A single Gist repository allows you to access all Gists on http://gist.github.com.

There are three methods to install eclipse-mylyn-tasks-github 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-mylyn-tasks-github 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-mylyn-tasks-github using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install eclipse-mylyn-tasks-github

Install eclipse-mylyn-tasks-github Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install eclipse-mylyn-tasks-github using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install eclipse-mylyn-tasks-github

Install eclipse-mylyn-tasks-github 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-mylyn-tasks-github using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install eclipse-mylyn-tasks-github

How To Uninstall eclipse-mylyn-tasks-github on Debian 9

To uninstall only the eclipse-mylyn-tasks-github package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove eclipse-mylyn-tasks-github

Uninstall eclipse-mylyn-tasks-github And Its Dependencies

To uninstall eclipse-mylyn-tasks-github and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove eclipse-mylyn-tasks-github

Remove eclipse-mylyn-tasks-github Configurations and Data

To remove eclipse-mylyn-tasks-github configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge eclipse-mylyn-tasks-github

Remove eclipse-mylyn-tasks-github configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove eclipse-mylyn-tasks-github configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge eclipse-mylyn-tasks-github

Dependencies

eclipse-mylyn-tasks-github have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install eclipse-mylyn-tasks-github package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.