Install Eclipse Standard Luna 4.4 on CentOS 7
The Guide shows you Step-by-Step How to Install and Getting Started with the Latest Eclipse IDE 2025-06 R Standard for Linux CentOS 7.X GNOME/KDE i686/x8664 desktop.
Here we Proceed Directly to Download and Installation of the Latest Original Eclipse IDE 2025-06 R Standard for Linux.
The Eclipse IDE 2025-06 R for JEE Luna New Features:
- JEE 7 Support.
- Java SE 8 Support.
- Apache Tomcat 8 Support (see below for Installation).
- Split Editors (see below for Shots and Usage).
The Content give Focus Only to the Essentials Instructions and Commands to make it Easier to Follow.
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Download Eclipse IDE 2025-06 R for Linux
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Double-Click/Right-Click on Archive and Extract Eclipse into /tmp.
Or from Shell:tar xvzf eclipse*linux*.tar.gz -C /tmp/
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Open Terminal Window
(Press “Enter” to Execute Commands).
In case first see: Terminal QuickStart Guide.
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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/
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How to Install Recommended Oracle Java JDK on CentOS
To check your current JDK version:
javac --version && java -XshowSettings:properties -version 2>&1 | grep 'java.vendor'
If it’s the official Oracle JDK, the output will include:
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Starting Eclipse from Terminal.
Making a Symlink
ln -s /opt/eclipse/eclipse /usr/local/bin/eclipse
exit
After you can Start Eclipse from Terminal simply with:
eclipse
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Create an Eclipse desktop Launcher for Easy-Starting
The Split Editors are Enabled/Disabled by the Commands on Picture.
Installing Apache Tomcat 8 Server on CentOS.
