How To Install libeclipse-help-java on Ubuntu

Posted on April 1, 2023 (Last modified on May 20, 2023 )

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Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libeclipse-help-java on Ubuntu.

What is `libeclipse-help-java`

libeclipse-help-java is:

The Platform User Assistance component provides the mechanisms for making the Eclipse applications easier to use. These mechanisms are made available throughout usage life cycle and include initial user experience (welcome), online documentation, dynamic help, search, cheat sheets, automation and samples.

The goal of this component is to make it easier for users to accomplish their tasks in Eclipse applications. While it includes the traditional book-based help system, increasing effort is spent towards bringing assistance closer to the user. Welcome, dynamic help view and cheat sheets are examples of user assistance vehicles that can be used that way.

This package contains the org.eclipse.help bundle.

There are three methods to install libeclipse-help-java on Ubuntu. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install libeclipse-help-java Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libeclipse-help-java using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libeclipse-help-java

Install libeclipse-help-java Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libeclipse-help-java using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libeclipse-help-java

Install libeclipse-help-java 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 libeclipse-help-java using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libeclipse-help-java

How To Uninstall libeclipse-help-java on Ubuntu

To uninstall only the libeclipse-help-java package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libeclipse-help-java

Uninstall libeclipse-help-java And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libeclipse-help-java and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libeclipse-help-java

Remove libeclipse-help-java Configurations and Data

To remove libeclipse-help-java configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libeclipse-help-java

Remove libeclipse-help-java configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libeclipse-help-java configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libeclipse-help-java

Dependencies

libeclipse-help-java have the following dependencies:

References

libeclipse-help-java website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libeclipse-help-java package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.