How To Install eclipse-mylyn-context-cdt on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install eclipse-mylyn-context-cdt on Ubuntu 18.04. eclipse-mylyn-context-cdt is Mylyn context integration for Eclipse CDT

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install eclipse-mylyn-context-cdt on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is eclipse-mylyn-context-cdt

eclipse-mylyn-context-cdt is:

Mylyn context provides usage monitoring, degree-of-interested modeling and the task-focused user extensions implementation for the Eclipse UI, which re-aligns the user experience around tasks and provides features such as workspace focusing and one-click multitasking.

This package provides Mylyn context integration for Eclipse C/C++ Development Tools.

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

sudo apt-get -y install eclipse-mylyn-context-cdt

Install eclipse-mylyn-context-cdt Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install eclipse-mylyn-context-cdt

Install eclipse-mylyn-context-cdt 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-mylyn-context-cdt using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install eclipse-mylyn-context-cdt

How To Uninstall eclipse-mylyn-context-cdt on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the eclipse-mylyn-context-cdt package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove eclipse-mylyn-context-cdt

Uninstall eclipse-mylyn-context-cdt And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove eclipse-mylyn-context-cdt

Remove eclipse-mylyn-context-cdt Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge eclipse-mylyn-context-cdt

Remove eclipse-mylyn-context-cdt configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge eclipse-mylyn-context-cdt

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Summary

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