How To Install eclipse-subclipse on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install eclipse-subclipse on Debian 9. eclipse-subclipse is Subversion client plugin for Eclipse

Introduction

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

What is eclipse-subclipse

eclipse-subclipse is:

Subclipse is an Eclipse Team Provider plug-in providing support for Subversion within the Eclipse IDE.

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

sudo apt-get -y install eclipse-subclipse

Install eclipse-subclipse Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install eclipse-subclipse

Install eclipse-subclipse 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-subclipse using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install eclipse-subclipse

How To Uninstall eclipse-subclipse on Debian 9

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

sudo apt-get remove eclipse-subclipse

Uninstall eclipse-subclipse And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove eclipse-subclipse

Remove eclipse-subclipse Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge eclipse-subclipse

Remove eclipse-subclipse configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge eclipse-subclipse

Dependencies

eclipse-subclipse have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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