How To Install eclipse-cdt-launch-remote on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install eclipse-cdt-launch-remote on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is eclipse-cdt-launch-remote
eclipse-cdt-launch-remote is:
The eclipse-cdt package contains Eclipse features and plugins that are useful for C and C++ development.
This package allows one to upload and launch a C/C++ application on a remote host machine from within CDT. Remote debugging is also supported.
There are three methods to install eclipse-cdt-launch-remote 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-launch-remote 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-launch-remote using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install eclipse-cdt-launch-remote
Install eclipse-cdt-launch-remote Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install eclipse-cdt-launch-remote using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install eclipse-cdt-launch-remote
Install eclipse-cdt-launch-remote 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-launch-remote using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install eclipse-cdt-launch-remote
How To Uninstall eclipse-cdt-launch-remote on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the eclipse-cdt-launch-remote package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove eclipse-cdt-launch-remote
Uninstall eclipse-cdt-launch-remote And Its Dependencies
To uninstall eclipse-cdt-launch-remote 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-launch-remote
Remove eclipse-cdt-launch-remote Configurations and Data
To remove eclipse-cdt-launch-remote configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge eclipse-cdt-launch-remote
Remove eclipse-cdt-launch-remote configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove eclipse-cdt-launch-remote configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge eclipse-cdt-launch-remote
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install eclipse-cdt-launch-remote package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
