How To Install eclipse-rse on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install eclipse-rse on Ubuntu 18.04. eclipse-rse is Eclipse Remote System Explorer (RSE)

Introduction

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

What is eclipse-rse

eclipse-rse is:

RSE is a framework and toolkit in Eclipse Workbench, that allows you to connect and work with a variety of remote systems, including

* remote file systems through SSH, FTP or dstore agents,
* remote shell access (compiling with error navigation),
* remote process handling through dstore agents,
* and remote debugging through CDT / gdb.

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

sudo apt-get -y install eclipse-rse

Install eclipse-rse Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install eclipse-rse

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

sudo aptitude -y install eclipse-rse

How To Uninstall eclipse-rse on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove eclipse-rse

Uninstall eclipse-rse And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove eclipse-rse

Remove eclipse-rse Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge eclipse-rse

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

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

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

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Summary

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