How to Install Eclipse Java on MX Linux Easy Guide

Setting Up

2. 2. Downloading Eclipse Java for MX Linux

   Download Eclipse 2023-12 R IDE for Java Developers on Linux

   Eclipse 2023-12 R IDE Java tar.gz Linux

   Eclipse Java for Linux

   On Firefox if possible on Prompt Select directly “Open with Archive Manager”!

   

   Or after with Chrome Click the Button on the Page’s Bottom, or again Double-Click on it in the File Manager…

3. 3. Extracting Eclipse Archive

   Then Extract Eclipse tar.gz into /tmp Directory
   If it does Not Open automatically then Double-Click on File Manager:

   
   Or from Command Line:

   tar xvzf ~/Downloads/*.tar.gz -C /tmp/

4. 4. Installing Eclipse on MX Linux

   Next follow with Eclipse MX Linux Setup.

   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 see: How to Enable sudo
   Then we Move the Eclipse content into the /opt Directory with:

   sudo mv /tmp/eclipse /opt/

   Again make a Symlink to put Eclipse into the working Path:

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

5. 5. Oracle Java JDK Installation

   How to Install Recommended Oracle Java JDK on MX Linux

   Install Oracle JDK for MX Linux

   SetUp Oracle Jdk on MX Linux

6. 6. Launching Eclipse

   Finally, Launch & Enjoy Eclipse
   from Terminal simply with:

   eclipse

   Create an Eclipse Desktop Launcher for Easy-Starting:
   Making MX Linux Launcher.

   

7. 7. Eclipse Getting-Started Guide

   How to Getting-Started with Eclipse Java on MX Linux

   Eclipse Java Hello-World Example

   Eclipse Java Hello-World