Install Eclipse for Java JEE Developers on Linux Mint 14-15 Xfce
The Tutorial shows you How to Install and Getting-Started with the Latest Eclipse 2023-12 R IDE for Java JEE Development on Linux Mint 14-Nadia/15-Olivia Xfce 64-bit Desktop.
There is the Possibility also to Install the Eclipse Platform via apt-get But the Linux Mint 14 Nadia Apt Repos Depends from Ubuntu Quantal one that are still Back to Eclipse 3.8.
So at the Moment if you want Install the Latest Eclipse 2023-12 R Build on Linux Mint Nadia 14 you will Need to Download and Install Eclipse 2023-12 R JEE Release for Linux.
The contents give Focus only to the Essential Instructions and Commands so to make the Tut easier to understand ;)
-
Download Latest Eclipse JEE for Linux:
Eclipse 2023-12 R IDE JEE Linux -
Double-Click on Archive and Extract Eclipse into /tmp
-
Open a Terminal Window
(Press “Enter” to Execute Commands)In case first see: Terminal QuickStart Guide.
-
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/
-
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
-
Create an Eclipse Launcher for Easy-Starting
Xfce Menu How Launcher -
Install Recommended Oracle Java JDK: