How to Install Eclipse 2019-06 R C/C++ on Linux Fedora 18 Gnome3 Desktop Easy Visual-Guide

January 5, 2013 | By Regaz.

You are Welcome! The Tutorial shows you Step-by-Step How to Install and Getting-Started with the Latest Eclipse 2023-03 R IDE for C/C++ Development 32bit/64-bit on Fedora Linux 18 i686/x8664 GNOME3 Desktop.

There is the Possibility also to Install the Eclipse Standard Platform via YUM and After Add the C++ Development PlugIn.

Hence, here we Proceed Directly to Download and Installation of the Whole Original Eclipse for C/C++ Development Linux Release.

The Content give Focus Only to the Essentials Instructions and Commands to make it Easier to Follow.

To the Guide Bottom you find a Link to Create a Launcher and Hello-World Application Quick Starting.

Fedora Eclipse

  1. Download Eclipse C/C++ Oxygen R IDE:

    Eclipse 2023-03 R IDE C/C++ Linux

  • Double-Click on Archive and Extract Eclipse into /tmp
    Fedora Linux GNOME Eclipse CPP Extraction

  • Open Terminal Window
    (Press “Enter” to Execute Commands)

    Fedora Linux GNOME3 Open Terminal

  • Install Required Packages

    su 

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

    sudo yum install gcc-c++

  • Relocating Eclipse.

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

  • Starting Eclipse from Terminal.

    Making a Symlink

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

    After you can Start Eclipse from Terminal simply with:

    eclipse

  • Create an Eclipse Launcher for Easy&Quick-Starting:

    Launcher for GNOME3 Desktop Guide

  • Eclipse C++ Getting-Started SetUp & Hello-World:

    Eclipse-C++ Hello World!

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