How To Install eclipse-debian-helper on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install eclipse-debian-helper on Ubuntu 18.04. eclipse-debian-helper is Helper tools for building Eclipse related packages

Introduction

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

What is eclipse-debian-helper

eclipse-debian-helper is:

eclipse-debian-helper is a set of tools used to build Eclipse related package. It provides a debhelper buildsystem to compile and package projects consisting in a collection of Eclipse bundles.

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

sudo apt-get -y install eclipse-debian-helper

Install eclipse-debian-helper Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install eclipse-debian-helper

Install eclipse-debian-helper 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-debian-helper using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install eclipse-debian-helper

How To Uninstall eclipse-debian-helper on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove eclipse-debian-helper

Uninstall eclipse-debian-helper And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove eclipse-debian-helper

Remove eclipse-debian-helper Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge eclipse-debian-helper

Remove eclipse-debian-helper configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge eclipse-debian-helper

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Summary

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