How To Install eclipse-mylyn-tasks-bugzilla on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install eclipse-mylyn-tasks-bugzilla on Ubuntu 18.04. eclipse-mylyn-tasks-bugzilla is Mylyn Bugzilla Connector

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install eclipse-mylyn-tasks-bugzilla on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is eclipse-mylyn-tasks-bugzilla

eclipse-mylyn-tasks-bugzilla 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.

Bugzilla client integrated with Eclipse and Mylyn

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

sudo apt-get -y install eclipse-mylyn-tasks-bugzilla

Install eclipse-mylyn-tasks-bugzilla Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install eclipse-mylyn-tasks-bugzilla

Install eclipse-mylyn-tasks-bugzilla 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-tasks-bugzilla using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install eclipse-mylyn-tasks-bugzilla

How To Uninstall eclipse-mylyn-tasks-bugzilla on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the eclipse-mylyn-tasks-bugzilla package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove eclipse-mylyn-tasks-bugzilla

Uninstall eclipse-mylyn-tasks-bugzilla And Its Dependencies

To uninstall eclipse-mylyn-tasks-bugzilla 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-tasks-bugzilla

Remove eclipse-mylyn-tasks-bugzilla Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge eclipse-mylyn-tasks-bugzilla

Remove eclipse-mylyn-tasks-bugzilla configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge eclipse-mylyn-tasks-bugzilla

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Summary

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