How to Install Processing 3 on Linux Mint 19

Installing

2. 2. Downloading Processing 3

   Download the Latest Processing 3 Release for Linux

   Processing 3 Linux .zip

   Processing for Linux

   If you are using Firefox then on Prompt Choose “Open with Archive Manager”:

   

   Or After try to Select the Package by the Downloads Button on Top Panel:

   

   Instead, on Google-Chrome simply try to Choose the Package on the Bottom Panel:

   

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3. 3. Extracting Processing 3

   Then Extract Processing 3 Archive into /tmp.

4. 4. Setting up Java

   Check if Oracle Java JRE is Installed

   java -version

   How to Install Required Oracle Java JRE 8 on Linux: SetUp Java Oracle JRE 8 on Linux.

   Fixing Java for Processing
   Remove the Bundle Java release:

   sudo rm -rf /opt/processing/java

   Symlinking the Oracle JRE Installation:

   sudo ln -s /usr/lib/jvm/[jre1.X] /opt/processing/java

   To finds the [jre1.X] Value to be replaced:

   ls /usr/lib/jvm

5. 5. Installing Processing 3

   Next Relocate Processing 3 into System Folder
   First, set the SuperUser as owner:

   sudo su -c "chown -R root:root /tmp/processing*"

   And then switch contents:

   sudo su -c "mv /tmp/processing* /opt/processing"

6. 6. Setting up Path

   Add Processing to Mint Path.

   Making a Symlink:

   sudo ln -s /opt/processing/processing /usr/local/bin/processing

   Or Locally by:

   ln -s /opt/processing/processing /home/magcig/.local/bin/processing