How to Install Eclipse IDE on Ubuntu Linux 15.04, 14.04
December 23 2015
Eclipse is an integrated development environment (IDE) and open source tool. The Eclipse mainly help us to developing Java applications also support Ada, C, C++, COBOL, Perl, PHP, Prolog, Python, R, Ruby and Rails framework, Lasso, Lua, NATURAL, PHP and etc.
It contains a base workspace and We can easily customize an extensible plug-in system, including git code repositories, Bugzilla databases, download site, website, EE, JPA, JSF, Mylyn and others.
This post describes about how to install Eclipse on Ubuntu system.
Step 1 :
Install Java package using apt-get command,
~$ sudo apt-get install openjdk-7-jdk
To check the current version,
~$ java -version
java version "1.7.0_91"
OpenJDK Runtime Environment (IcedTea 2.6.3) (7u91-2.6.3-0ubuntu0.15.04.1)
OpenJDK 64-Bit Server VM (build 24.91-b01, mixed mode)
Step 2 :
Before download Eclipse make ensure your operating system whether 32 bit or 64 bit, download eclipse packge using wget command
32 Bit:
# wget http://www.eclipse.org/downloads/download.php?file=/technology/epp/downloads/release/helios/SR1/eclipse-jee-helios-SR1-linux-gtk.tar.gz
64 Bit:
# wget http://www.eclipse.org/downloads/download.php?file=/technology/epp/downloads/release/helios/SR1/eclipse-jee-helios-SR1-linux-gtk-x86_64.tar.gz
or click and dowload the tool,
Step 3 :
By default the file downloaded in ~/Downloads directory, just extract that file and move to /opt directory
# tar -zxvf eclipse-jee-helios-SR1-linux-gtk.tar.gz
# mv eclipse /opt
# mv eclipse /opt
Step 4 :
Then create a Eclipse shortcut on Desktop. Open a another terminal window tab (Shift + Ctrl + T), create a file eclipse.desktop in in /usr/share/applications/ and below lines,
# vim /usr/share/applications/eclipse.desktop
[Desktop Entry]
Name=Eclipse
Type=Application
Exec=/opt/eclipse/eclipse
Terminal=false
Icon=/opt/eclipse/icon.xpm
Comment=Integrated Development Environment
NoDisplay=false
Categories=Development;IDE;
Name[en]=Eclipse
Name[en_US]=Eclipse
Save and close the file.
wq!
Execute the below command to install the shortcut, you can view the Eclipse shortcut icon
$ sudo desktop-file-install eclipse.desktop
or
sudo desktop-file-install /usr/share/applications/eclipse.desktop
Then, Eclipse icon to be displayed in dash, execute the below command.
sudo cp /opt/eclipse/icon.xpm /usr/share/pixmaps/eclipse.xpm
Another way Eclipse Install in Ubuntu:
This is another way method to install Eclipse, I had tested Ubuntu 15.X version only,
Install java package, execute below command,
root@thelinuxfaq:~# sudo apt-get install ubuntu-make
It will ask installation path, by default /root/tools/ide/eclipse you can also change to destination path.
root@thelinuxfaq:~# sudo umake ide eclipse
Choose installation path: /root/tools/ide/eclipse
change to
Choose installation path: /opt/eclipse
Downloading and installing requirements
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Installation done
To make sure that package has been installed ?
root@thelinuxfaq:~# cd /opt/eclipse/
root@thelinuxfaq:/opt/eclipse# ls
root@thelinuxfaq:/opt/eclipse# ls
about_files artifacts.xml dropins eclipse.ini features notice.html plugins
about.html configuration eclipse epl-v10.html icon.xpm p2 readme
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