Install Eclipse for C on Linux Mint 17.1 Rebecca
The Linux Tutorial Shows You How to Install and Getting-Started with the Latest Eclipse 2020-09 R IDE for C/C++ Development on Linux Mint 17.1 Rebecca Cinnamon/Mate/KDE/Xfce 32/64-bit Desktop.
There is also the Possibility 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 an Older Eclipse Release.
So at the Moment if you want Install the Latest Eclipse 2020-09 R Build on Linux Mint you will Need to Download and Install Eclipse 2020-09 R C/C++ Release for Linux.
The Contents and Details are Expressly Essentials to Give Focus Only to the Essentials Instructions and Commands and Make the Tut Easier to Understand ;)
To the Guide Bottom you find a Link to Create a Launcher and Hello-World Application Quick Starting.
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Download Latest Eclipse IDE C/C++ for Linux
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Open a Terminal Window
(Press “Enter” to Execute Commands)
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Double-Click on Archive and Extract Eclipse into /tmp.
Or from Command Line:tar xvzf $HOME/Downloads/eclipse*linux*.tar.gz -C /tmp/
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Relocating Eclipse
sudo chown -R root:root /tmp/eclipse && mv /tmp/eclipse /opt/
If Got “User is Not in Sudoers file” then see: How to Enable sudo
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Starting Eclipse from Terminal.
Making a Symlink
sudo ln -s /opt/eclipse/eclipse /usr/local/bin/eclipse
After you can Start Eclipse from Terminal simply with:
eclipse
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Create an Eclipse Desktop Launcher for Easy-Starting
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Eclipse C++ Getting-Started SetUp & Hello-World
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