How to Getting Started With Eclipse 2019-06 R IDE for C / C++ on Ubuntu 16.04 Xenial LTS Easy Guide

Eclipse for C Quick Start on Ubuntu 16.04 Xenial

Hi! The Tutorial shows you Step-by-Step How to Install and Getting-Started with the Latest Eclipse 2023-12 R IDE for C/C++ Developers on Ubuntu 16.04 Xenial Xerus LTS GNU/Linux Unity Desktop.

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

So at the Moment if you want Install the Latest Eclipse 2023-12 R Build on Ubuntu 16.04 Linux you will Need to Download and Install Eclipse 2023-12 R C/C++ Release for Linux.

Here Hence we Proceed Directly to Download and Installation of the Whole Eclipse for C/C++ Development Linux Release.

To the Guide Bottom you find a Link to Eclipse Hello-World C Application Quick Starting.

1. Open a Terminal Shell emulator window
   Ctrl+Alt+t on desktop
   (Press “Enter” to Execute Commands).

   

   In case first see: Terminal QuickStart Guide.

2. Download Latest Eclipse for C/C++ on Linux

   Eclipse 2023-12 R IDE C/C++ tar.gz Linux
   Eclipse for C Linux

3. Double-Click on Archive and Extract Eclipse into /tmp.

   

4. Install the Required C/C++ Compiler
   Login as Super-user:

   sudo su

   Installing the Package:

   apt-get install g++

5. Fixing Permissions & Relocating Eclipse Stuff

   sudo chown -R root:root /tmp/eclipse

   mv /tmp/eclipse /opt/

6. Making a Symlink for Easier Launching

   ln -s /opt/eclipse/eclipse /usr/local/bin/eclipse

7. Achieve the Super-user Session

   exit

8. Launching Eclipse
   from Terminal simply with:

   eclipse

   Create an Eclipse Desktop Launcher for Easy-Starting

   Making Launcher for Ubuntu-Unity

   Ubuntu Launcher
   

   Or on First, Start-Up Right-Click on Launcher >> Lock to Launcher:
   

9. Eclipse C++ Getting-Started SetUp & Hello-World

   Eclipse-C++ Hello World!

   Eclipse for C Quick Start