Saturday, May 4, 2013

How-to Install and Getting-Started with Eclipse 4.2 Juno Classic on Linux Sabayon 10 Gnome3 32/64bit Easy Visual-Guide

The Guide Show Step-by-Step How-to Install and Getting-Started with the Latest Eclipse 4.2 Juno Classic for Linux Sabayon 10 Gnome3 i386/amd64 Desktop.

If You Prefer there is the Possibility to Install the Eclipse 4.2 Platform on Gentoo Based Distros also with the java-overlay Procedure but I Find that's Simpler and Clearer Provide Directly to Download and Installation of the Eclipse Classic Release for Linux.

So we Proceed here Directly to Download and Installation of the Latest Original Eclipse 4.2 Juno for Classic Development Linux Release.

The Content and Details are Expressly Reduced to Give Focus Only to the Essentials Instructions and Commands and Make the Guide Easier to Read and Digest;)

Sabayon Eclipse
  1. Download Latest Eclipse Juno for Linux:

    Eclipse 4.2 Classic Linux
  2. Double-Click on Archive and Extract Eclipse into /tmp Linux Gnome3 Eclipse Classic Extraction
  3. Open Terminal Window
    Linux Gnome3 Open Terminal
  4. Relocate Eclipse
    su
    mv /tmp/eclipse /opt
  5. Create a Symlink
    ln -s /opt/eclipse/eclipse /usr/bin/eclipse

    After you can Start Eclipse from Terminal simply with:

    eclipse
  6. Create an Eclipse Launcher for Easy-Starting:

    How-to Create Gnome3 Launcher
    Gnome3 Eclipse Launcher
  7. Install Latest Oracle-Sun Java SE JDK7

    Install Custom JDK7 for Sabayon
Eclipse Juno IDE Workbench