How to Install Eclipse Java Ubuntu 16.04 Xenial Easy Guide

March 3, 2016 | By thelinuxevangelist | Filed in: Tutorial.

Install Eclipse Java Ubuntu 16.04 Xenial

The Linux Tutorial Shows You Step-by-Step How to Install Latest Eclipse 2019-03 R IDE for Java Developers on Ubuntu 16.04 Xenial LTS GNU/Linux i386/Amd64 Unity Desktop.

There is the Possibility also to Install the Eclipse Platform via apt-get But the Ubuntu 16.04 Xenial apt Repositories are still Back to a Legacy Eclipse Flavor.

So at the Moment if you want Install the Latest Release of Eclipse 2019-03 R Build on Ubuntu Linux 16.04 you will Need to Download and Install the Original Eclipse 2019-03 R Release for Linux.

As Requisite an Oracle Java JDK 8+ Installation is Strongly Recommended to Run Eclipse and its Plugins for the Best Results.

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Open a Terminal Shell emulator window
Ctrl+Alt+t on desktop
(Press “Enter” to Execute Commands)
Download Eclipse 2019-03 R IDE for Java Developers on Linux:

Eclipse 2019-03 R IDE Java tar.gz Linux

Eclipse Java for Linux.

Do Not Download the Eclipse Installer but the Eclipse Binaries…
Double-Click on Archive and Extract Eclipse into /tmp

Or from Command Line:
```
tar xvzf ~/Downloads/eclipse*tar.gz -C /tmp/
```
How to Install Recommended Oracle Java JDK on Ubuntu:

Install Oracle JDK 8+ for Ubuntu

SetUp Oracle Jdk on Ubuntu.
Relocating Eclipse Contents
For a System wide installation we make the superUser as owner:
```
sudo chown -R root:root /tmp/eclipse
```
If Got “User is Not in Sudoers file” then Look: Solution
Then we Move the Eclipse content into the /opt Directory:
```
sudo mv /tmp/eclipse /opt/
```
Making a Symlink to put Eclipse into the working Path:
```
sudo ln -s /opt/eclipse/eclipse /usr/local/bin/eclipse
```
Launching Eclipse
from Terminal simply with:
```
eclipse
```
Create an Eclipse Desktop Launcher for Easy-Starting:
Ubuntu Launcher.
How to Quick-Start with Java Hello-World on Eclipse:

Eclipse Java Hello-World

Eclipse Java Hello-World.