How To Install eclipse-changelog on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install eclipse-changelog on Ubuntu 18.04. eclipse-changelog is Automatic ChangeLog entry creation support for Eclipse

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install eclipse-changelog on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is eclipse-changelog

eclipse-changelog is:

Method and function indication is provided for C, C++, and Java language files. The RPM .spec %changelog format is also supported. A ChangeLog entry can be created for a single file or an entire project. In addition, a ChangeLog editor is provided which makes it easy to format the file consistently and to put the latest entry into the clipboard buffer for usage in a repository commit operation.

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

sudo apt-get -y install eclipse-changelog

Install eclipse-changelog Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install eclipse-changelog

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

sudo aptitude -y install eclipse-changelog

How To Uninstall eclipse-changelog on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove eclipse-changelog

Uninstall eclipse-changelog And Its Dependencies

To uninstall eclipse-changelog and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove eclipse-changelog

Remove eclipse-changelog Configurations and Data

To remove eclipse-changelog configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge eclipse-changelog

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

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

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

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install eclipse-changelog package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.