How To Install eclipse-ptp-rdt on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install eclipse-ptp-rdt on Debian 9. eclipse-ptp-rdt is Eclipse Remote Development Tools

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install eclipse-ptp-rdt on Debian 9.

What is eclipse-ptp-rdt

eclipse-ptp-rdt is:

The Remote Development Tools (RDT) provide a framework that facilitates using a local IDE to perform development tasks on another, remote machine.

There are three methods to install eclipse-ptp-rdt 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-ptp-rdt 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-ptp-rdt using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install eclipse-ptp-rdt

Install eclipse-ptp-rdt Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install eclipse-ptp-rdt using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install eclipse-ptp-rdt

Install eclipse-ptp-rdt 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-ptp-rdt using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install eclipse-ptp-rdt

How To Uninstall eclipse-ptp-rdt on Debian 9

To uninstall only the eclipse-ptp-rdt package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove eclipse-ptp-rdt

Uninstall eclipse-ptp-rdt And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove eclipse-ptp-rdt

Remove eclipse-ptp-rdt Configurations and Data

To remove eclipse-ptp-rdt configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge eclipse-ptp-rdt

Remove eclipse-ptp-rdt configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge eclipse-ptp-rdt

Dependencies

eclipse-ptp-rdt have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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