How To Install eclipse-cdt-jni on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install eclipse-cdt-jni on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is eclipse-cdt-jni
eclipse-cdt-jni is:
The eclipse-cdt package contains Eclipse features and plugins that are useful for C and C++ development.
The current release function includes:
- C/C++ Editor (basic functionality, syntax highlighting, code completion, etc.)
- C/C++ Debugger (APIs & Default implementation, using GDB)
- C/C++ Launcher (APIs & Default implementation, launches and external application)
- Parser
- Search Engine
- Content Assist Provider
- Makefile generator
This package contains architecture specific JNI libraries
There are three methods to install eclipse-cdt-jni on Ubuntu 18.04. 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-cdt-jni 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-cdt-jni using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install eclipse-cdt-jni
Install eclipse-cdt-jni Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install eclipse-cdt-jni using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install eclipse-cdt-jni
Install eclipse-cdt-jni 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 Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install eclipse-cdt-jni using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install eclipse-cdt-jni
How To Uninstall eclipse-cdt-jni on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the eclipse-cdt-jni package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove eclipse-cdt-jni
Uninstall eclipse-cdt-jni And Its Dependencies
To uninstall eclipse-cdt-jni and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove eclipse-cdt-jni
Remove eclipse-cdt-jni Configurations and Data
To remove eclipse-cdt-jni configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge eclipse-cdt-jni
Remove eclipse-cdt-jni configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove eclipse-cdt-jni configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge eclipse-cdt-jni
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install eclipse-cdt-jni package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
