Getting-Started with Eclipse for Java JEE on Linux Mint 17.1 Rebecca
Hi! The Tutorial shows you Step-by-Step How to Install and Getting-Started with the Latest Eclipse 2023-12 R IDE for Java JEE Development on Linux Mint 17.1 Rebecca LTS Cinnamon/Mate/Kde/Xfce Desktop.
There is the Possibility also to Install the Eclipse Platform via apt-get But the Linux Mint 17.1 Rebecca Apt Repos Depends from Ubuntu Trusty one that are still Back to a Legacy Eclipse Release.
So at the Moment if you want Install the Latest Eclipse 2023-12 R Build on Linux Mint Rebecca 17.1 you will Need to Download and Install Eclipse 2023-12 R JEE Release for Linux.
The Contents and Details of Install Eclipse for JEE on Linux Mint 17.1 Guide are Expressly Essentials to Give Focus Only to the Essentials Instructions and Commands and Make the Tut Easier to Understand ;)
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Download Eclipse 2023-12 R IDE for JEE Developers on Linux:
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Double-Click on Archive and Extract Eclipse into /tmp.
Or from Shell:tar xvzf $HOME/Downloads/eclipse*.tar.gz -C /tmp/
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Open a Terminal Window
(Press “Enter” to Execute Commands)
In case first see: Terminal QuickStart Guide.
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Relocating Eclipse
su
sudo chown -R root:root /tmp/eclipse && mv /tmp/eclipse /opt/
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Launching 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
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Create an Eclipse Launcher for Easy-Starting
Mint Menu How Launcher -
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