How to Install Processing 3 on Ubuntu 14.04 Trusty Linux Step-by-Step Guide

Install Processing on Ubuntu Linux i386/amd64

The Step-by-Step Linux Tutorial shows you How to Quick Start with Processing 3.x on Ubuntu 14.04 Trusty Tahr LTS 32/64-bit Linux Unity Desktop.

All the Steps Involved in Getting-Started with a Productive Art Generation Processing 3 Environment are Clearly Described.

Especially relevant: the Installation of the Oracle Java Runtime is Required for Coding in Java with Processing 3 Sketches.

The Instructions, Commands and Descriptions for Install Processing on Ubuntu Guide give Focus only to the Essentials.

1. Download the Latest Processing 3 Release for Linux

   Here Processing Linux .tgz

   Download the Latest Processing tgz Archive for Linux

2. Now Extract Processing into /tmp Folder
   In case Double-Click/Right-Click to Open it with the Archive Manager:

   

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

   Ctrl+Alt+T

   

   In case first see: Terminal QuickStart Guide.

4. Relocate Processing into System Folder.

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   sudo su -c "chown -R root:root /tmp/processing*"

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   sudo su -c "mv /tmp/processing* /opt/processing"

5. Add Processing to Ubuntu Path.

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   sudo ln -s /opt/processing/processing /usr/local/bin/processing

6. Running Processing Sketch:

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   processing

   

7. Check if Oracle Java JRE is Installed

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   java -version

   How to Install Required Oracle Java JRE 8 on Linux: SetUp Java Oracle JRE 8 on Linux

8. Fixing Java for Processing
   Remove the Bundle Java release:

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   sudo rm -rf /opt/processing/java

   Symlinking the Oracle JRE Installation:

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   sudo ln -s /usr/lib/jvm/[jre1.X] /opt/processing/java

   To finds the [jre1.X] Value to be replaced:

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   ls /usr/lib/jvm

9. Processing How to Getting-Started Using Libraries

   Here Processing Quick Tutorials

   Links to Processing 3 Tutorials on How to Use the Installed Libraries

So Now Thanks to the Processing Foundation you Should Finally, Fully Enjoy the Processing Experience on Ubuntu Linux ;)