I need some help to set up the Eclipse Kepler 4.3 on Xubuntu, I whould like to do it by the command terminal. Which are the right commands?
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I need some help to set up the Eclipse Kepler 4.3 on Xubuntu, I whould like to do it by the command terminal. Which are the right commands?
Best Answer
First of all, you need to check whether you have java installed on your system. You can check by using the command:
java -version
If java is not installed, then you should install it by doing
sudo apt-get install default-jre
Afterwards, download Eclipse from the download section of the official website (http://www.eclipse.org/downloads/). Remember to choose the correct package for your architecture (32bit or 64 bit). The package will have the name:
eclipse-standard-kepler-SR1-linux-gtk-x86_32.tar.gz
or
eclipse-standard-kepler-SR1-linux-gtk-x86_64.tar.gz
After you have downloaded the correct package, extract the eclipse.XX.YY.tar.gz using
switch to root user:
Copy the extracted folder to /opt
Create a desktop file in the location /usr/share/applications and install it:
Copy the following to the eclipse.desktop file.
Give the desktop file permission to be executed, run:
Run the following command to automatically install it in the unity:
Create a symlink in /usr/local/bin using
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