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

In this tutorial we learn how to install eclipse-mylyn-context-pde on Ubuntu 18.04. eclipse-mylyn-context-pde is Task support for Eclipse PDE

Introduction

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

What is eclipse-mylyn-context-pde

eclipse-mylyn-context-pde is:

Mylyn integrates task support into Eclipse. It supports offline editing for certain task repositories and monitors work activity to hide information that is not relevant to the current task. Also included is the Mylyn Focused UI for reducing information overload when working with tasks and the Bugzilla task connector.

Mylyn Task-Focused UI extensions for PDE.

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

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

Install eclipse-mylyn-context-pde Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Uninstall eclipse-mylyn-context-pde And Its Dependencies

To uninstall eclipse-mylyn-context-pde 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-pde

Remove eclipse-mylyn-context-pde Configurations and Data

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

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

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

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

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

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Summary

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