How To Install eclipse-emf on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install eclipse-emf on Ubuntu 18.04. eclipse-emf is Eclipse Modeling Framework (EMF)

Introduction

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

What is eclipse-emf

eclipse-emf is:

The Eclipse Modeling Framework (EMF) allows developers to build tools and other applications based on a structured data model. From a model specification described in XMI, EMF provides tools and runtime support to produce a set of Java classes for the model, along with a set of adapter classes that enable viewing and command-based editing of the model, and a basic editor.

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

sudo apt-get -y install eclipse-emf

Install eclipse-emf Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install eclipse-emf

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

sudo aptitude -y install eclipse-emf

How To Uninstall eclipse-emf on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove eclipse-emf

Uninstall eclipse-emf And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove eclipse-emf

Remove eclipse-emf Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge eclipse-emf

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

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

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

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Summary

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