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    Eclipse Tutorials

    Install Eclipse on Ubuntu Linux

    Ubuntu

    Overview

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

    JDK Install on Linux

    https://www.testingdocs.com/install-oracle-jdk-on-ubuntu-linux/

    There are many ways to install Eclipse on Ubuntu:

    • Eclipse Installer
    • Eclipse Packages ( Recommended Option Technical savvy option)
    • Ubuntu Software Marketplace( For non technical users) 

    #1 Install Eclipse using Packages

    This is the recommended option so that we can choose the Eclipse IDE package.

    Navigate to the Eclipse Official website.

    https://www.eclipse.org/downloads/packages/

    Choose your package. For enterprise development. Pick the package ‘Eclipse IDE for Enterprise Java and Web developers’

    For plain Java development pick ‘Eclipse IDE for Java Developers’

    In this post, we use Eclipse IDE for Enterprise Java package.

     

    Eclipse IDE for Enterprise Linux

     

    Download the Eclipse Linux Package on to the machine. Click on the Linux x86_64 link.

    Save the file to the machine.

     

    Download Eclipse Package

    Extract the contents of the file wit the tar command.

    $ sudo tar -xvf <eclipse package tar file>

    $ sudo tar -xvf  eclipse-jee-2021-06-R-linux-gtk-x86_64.tar.gz

     

    Extract Eclipse Package

    Move the unpacked eclipse directory to some standard disk location.

     

    Unpack Eclipse Linux

    Double click on the eclipse IDE Launcher to launch the IDE.

     

    Eclipse Workspace

    Eclipse Welcome Screen

    Eclipse Welcome Screen Linux

    #2 Install Eclipse IDE from Marketplace

    This option is easy to install but the user doesn’t have the option to choose the IDE packages.

    • Click on Show applications dots button on the Dock.
    • 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 Install Ubuntu

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

     

    Eclipse Ubuntu

    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.

     

    Eclipse Launch Ubuntu

    The first option shown in the tutorial is the best and recommended options. It offers you the choice to pick the installer.

    That’s it. We are done with the Eclipse Install on Ubuntu Linux. There are excellent links on the Eclipse Welcome screen to get you started off with Java development!

    Next run a sample Hello World Java program to check if everything works fine.

    https://www.testingdocs.com/working-with-eclipse-basics/

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