Installing Eclipse for Java JEE on Linux Mint 17.2 Rafaela
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 17.2 Rafaela Cinnamon/Mate/Kde/Xfce GNU/Linux Desktop.
There is the Possibility also to Install the Eclipse Platform via apt-get But the Linux Mint 17.2 Rafaela 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 Rafaela 17.2 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 17.2 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 Latest Eclipse 2023-12 R IDE JEE for 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 Shell Terminal emulator 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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Starting 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
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