How to Install Processing 3 on Linux Mint 19.1 Tessa Step-by-Step Guide

Processing 3 Linux Mint 19.1 Installation Guide

Hi! The Tutorial shows you How to Install Processing 3 on Linux Mint 19.1 Tessa LTS Mate/Cinnamon/KDE/Xfce Desktop.

All the Steps Involved in Getting-Started with a Productive Art Generation Processing 3 Environment are Clearly Described.

Especially relevant: the Installation of the Oracle Java Runtime is Required for Coding in Java with Processing 3 Sketches.

The Instructions, Commands and Descriptions for Install Processing on Linux Mint Guide give Focus only to the Essentials.

1. Open a Shell Terminal emulator window
   (Press “Enter” to Execute Commands)

   

   In case first see: Terminal QuickStart Guide.

2. Download the Latest Processing 3 Release for Linux

   Processing 3 Linux .zip

   Processing for Linux

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

4. Open Terminal Window
   (Press “Enter” to Execute Commands)

   

   In case first see: Terminal QuickStart Guide.

5. 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

6. 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

7. Relocate Processing into System Folder.

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

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

8. 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

9. Next to Make Processing IDE Desktop Launcher
   For a System-Wide Setup:

   sudo sh /opt/processing/install.sh

   Instead, only for your User:

   sh /opt/processing/install.sh

10. Running Processing Sketch
    From Shell:

    processing

    Instead, from Desktop Search for the ‘Processing’ App…
    

11. Processing How to Getting-Started Using Libraries

    Processing Quick Tutorials

    Installing Processing Libraries

So Now Thanks to the Processing Foundation you Should Finally, Fully Enjoy the Processing Experience on Linux Mint ;)