Eclipse for Java Developers Quick Start for Xubuntu 15.10 Wily
Hi! The Tutorial shows you Step-by-Step How to Install and Getting-Started with the Latest Eclipse 2023-12 R2/64-bit for Java SE Development on Linux Xubuntu 15.10 Wily Werewolf i386/Amd64 Desktop.
There is the Possibility also to Install the Eclipse Platform via apt-get But the Ubuntu 15.10 Wily apt Repositories are still Back to a Legacy Eclipse Flavor.
So must have the Latest Eclipse IDE Platform on Xubuntu we Proceed to Direct Download and Installation of the Eclipse 2023-12 R IDE for Java SE Development Linux Release.
The Contents and Details of How to Install Eclipse for Java Developers on Xubuntu 15.10 Wily Guide are Expressly Minimal to Give Focus Only to the Essentials Instructions and Commands and Make the Tut Easier to Understand ;)
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Download Latest Eclipse for Java Developers on Linux:
Eclipse 2023-12 R IDE Java Linux -
Double-Clik on Archive and Extract Eclipse into /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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Install Required Oracle Java SE JDK 7/8.
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Relocating Eclipse
Login with superUser administration powerssudo su
You will be prompted to Insert the SuperUser Password
If Got “User is Not in Sudoers file” then see: How to Enable sudo
For a System wide Installation we set the superUser as Holder withsudo chown -R root:root /tmp/eclipse
Then Move the Eclipse Folder into the /opt Directory
mv /tmp/eclipse /opt/
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Starting Eclipse from Terminal
Making a Symlink for easier Launchingln -s /opt/eclipse/eclipse /usr/local/bin/eclipse
To Exit from the SuperUser session
exit
After you can Start Eclipse from Terminal simply with
eclipse
To Create an Eclipse Desktop Launcher for Easy-Starting:
How to Create a Xubuntu App Launcher for Quick Starting. -
How to Quick Start with Java Hello-World on Eclipse