Overview

Eclipse is a free and open-source integrated development environment(IDE) best suited for Java development. In this tutorial, we will install Eclipse IDE on Ubuntu Linux machine.

Installing Eclipse IDE

Click on Show applications tab on the left bottom corner.

Launch Ubuntu Software Marketplace.

Search for the application keyword: Eclipse

Click on the Eclipse search result.

Click on the Install button to download and install the application.

 

Eclipse would download and install it on the Linux machine. It may take a while depending on your machine and network configuration.

 

Starting Eclipse

Search for Eclipse in Ubuntu Software screen and click on the Eclipse application.

Choose a workspace and click on the Launch button to start the Eclipse.