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

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

Introduction

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

What is eclipse-mylyn-tasks-trac

eclipse-mylyn-tasks-trac 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.

Trac client integrated with Eclipse and Mylyn; can be used standalone.

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

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

Install eclipse-mylyn-tasks-trac Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Uninstall eclipse-mylyn-tasks-trac And Its Dependencies

To uninstall eclipse-mylyn-tasks-trac 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-trac

Remove eclipse-mylyn-tasks-trac Configurations and Data

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

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

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

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

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

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Summary

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