How to Install Eclipse Java IDE on Ubuntu 24.04 – Step by step

Installing

2. 4. Installing Eclipse on Ubuntu

   Next follow with GNU/Linux Ubuntu Eclipse Installation.

   For a System wide installation we make the superUser as owner:

   sudo chown -R root:root /tmp/eclipse

   Authenticate with the User Admin Pass.
   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

3. 5. Oracle Java JDK Installation

   How to Install Recommended Oracle Java JDK on Ubuntu

   Install Oracle JDK for Ubuntu

   SetUp Oracle JDK on Ubuntu.

   To check your current JDK version:

   javac --version && java -XshowSettings:properties -version 2>&1 | grep 'java.vendor'

   If it’s the official Oracle JDK, the output will include: java.vendor = Oracle Corporation.