Processing Quick Start on LMDE
Hi! The Tutorial shows you Step-by-Step How to Install Processing 3 on Linux Mint Debian Edition 2012/2013/2014 i386/amd64 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 Debian Guide give Focus only to the Essentials.
Download the Latest Processing 3 Release for Linux
Double-Click or Right-Click on Archive and Extract into /tmp

Open Terminal Window
(Press “Enter” to Execute Commands).
Check if Java JDK is Installed
java -version
How to Install Required Oracle Java JDK on Debian:
How to Setup Oracle JDK 7 on Linux Mint Debian Distro
Relocate Processing.
Fix the Permissions with:
sudo chown -R root:root /tmp/processing*
Then Switch the contents:
sudo mv /tmp/processing* /opt/processing
If Got “User is Not in Sudoers file” then see: How to Enable sudo
How to Add Processing to LMDE Path.
su -c "ln -s /opt/processing/processing
/usr/local/bin/processing"
Processing How to Getting-Started Using Libraries
Processing Quick Tutorials
How to Create an Application Launcher for Quick Starting
Making App Launcher Guide
So Now Thanks to the Processing Foundation you Should Finally, Fully Enjoy the Processing Experience on LMDE ;)
