How To Install eclipse-eclox on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install eclipse-eclox on Ubuntu 18.04. eclipse-eclox is simple doxygen frontend plug-in for Eclipse

Introduction

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

What is eclipse-eclox

eclipse-eclox is:

Eclox aims to provide a slim and sleek integration of the code documentation process into eclipse by providing a high-level graphical user interface over doxygen.

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

sudo apt-get -y install eclipse-eclox

Install eclipse-eclox Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install eclipse-eclox

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

sudo aptitude -y install eclipse-eclox

How To Uninstall eclipse-eclox on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove eclipse-eclox

Uninstall eclipse-eclox And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove eclipse-eclox

Remove eclipse-eclox Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge eclipse-eclox

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

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

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

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Summary

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