Linux Debian Squeeze 6 Xfce 64-bit How to Install Eclipse 2019-06 R IDE Java EE X86_64 Easy Visual-Guide

The Tutorial shows you How to Install and Getting-Started with the Latest Eclipse 2023-03 R IDE JEE 64-bit for Debian 6 Squeeze Xfce Amd64 Desktop.

There is also the Possibility to Install before the Classic Eclipse via apt-get and after Adding the JEE Developer Tool Capabilities via Eclipse Updates.

But the Debian Squeeze Apt Repository is Still presenting the old Eclipse3 Flavor with an old 3.5 Galileo Release.

Hence, here to Get Into New Latest Eclipse we Proceed Directly to Download and Installation of the Whole Eclipse for Java JEE Linux Release.

The Content give Focus Only to the Essentials Instructions and Commands to make it Easier to Understand ;)

1. Download Latest Eclipse IDE Luna JEE for Linux:

   Eclipse 2023-03 R IDE JEE Linux 64-bit
   Select the Eclipse JEE Linux Release 64-bit from the List Contained

2. Double-Click on Archive and Extract Eclipse into /tmp
   

3. Open a Terminal Window
   (Press “Enter” to Execute Commands)

   

4. Relocating Eclipse.

   su 

   If Got “User is Not in Sudoers file” then see: How to Enable sudo

   sudo chown -R root:root /tmp/eclipse && mv /tmp/eclipse /opt/

5. Starting Eclipse from Terminal.

   Making a Symlink

   ln -s /opt/eclipse/eclipse /usr/local/bin/eclipse

   After you can Start Eclipse JEE from Terminal simply with:

   eclipse

6. Create an Eclipse Launcher for Quick Starting:

   Xfce Menu How Launcher

   Contains Instructions to Create an Application Launcher on GNOME2, GNOME3, Kde, Xfce, Lxde and Enlightenment Linux Desktops

7. Recommended Oracle JDK Installation

   Required to Get the Best Results from Eclipse.

   Install Oracle JDK for Debian

   How to Setup Oracle JDK 7 on Debian Linux Distro