How To Install gradle-completion on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install gradle-completion on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is gradle-completion
gradle-completion is:
Bash and Zsh completion support for Gradle. This provides fast tab completion for:
- Gradle tasks for the current project and sub-projects
- Gradle CLI switches (e.g.
--parallel) - Common Gradle properties (e.g.
-Dorg.gradle.debug)
It also handles custom default build files, so
rootProject.buildFileName = 'build.gradle.kts' is supported.
There are three methods to install gradle-completion 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 gradle-completion Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install gradle-completion using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install gradle-completion
Install gradle-completion Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install gradle-completion using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install gradle-completion
Install gradle-completion 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 gradle-completion using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install gradle-completion
How To Uninstall gradle-completion on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the gradle-completion package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove gradle-completion
Uninstall gradle-completion And Its Dependencies
To uninstall gradle-completion and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove gradle-completion
Remove gradle-completion Configurations and Data
To remove gradle-completion configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge gradle-completion
Remove gradle-completion configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove gradle-completion configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gradle-completion
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install gradle-completion package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
