The Tutorial Show How-to Install and Getting-Started with the Latest Eclipse 4.2 Juno JEE 64bit for Linux Debian 8 Jessie Gnome3 Amd64 Desktop.
There is also the Possibility to Install before the Classic Eclipse via apt-get and after Adding the JEE Developer Tool Capabilities via Eclipse Updates.
But the Debian Jessie apt-get Repository is Still presenting the old Eclipse3 Flavor with a 3.8 Juno.
Hence here to Get Into Eclipse4 we Proceed Directly to Download and Installation of the Whole Eclipse for Java JEE Linux Release.
The Content and Details are Expressly Reduced to Give Focus Only to the Essentials Instructions and Commands and Make Tut Easier to Read & Digest ;)
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Download Latest Eclipse JEE for Linux:
- Double-Click on Archive and Extract Eclipse into /tpm
- Open a Terminal Window
- Relocate Eclipse
su
mv /tpm/eclipse /opt
- Create a Symlink
ln -s /opt/eclipse/eclipse /usr/bin/eclipse
After you can Start Eclipse JEE from Terminal simply with:
eclipse
Create an Eclipse Launcher for Easy&Quick Starting:
Launcher for Gnome 3 Desktop Guide- Recommended Oracle JDK7 Installation
To Get the Best Results from Eclipse Platform and Installed Plugins is Strongly Recommended You Proceed Also to Install the Oracle Official Java JDK7 on System!
Install Oracle JDK7 for Debian
