Saturday, May 4, 2013

How-to Install and Getting-Started with Eclipse 4.2 Juno Classic on Linux Fedora 18 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 Fedora 18 Gnome3 i686/x86_64 Desktop.

There is also the Possibility to Install via YUM the old Eclipse 3.6 Helios Classic Platform.

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;)

Fedora 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 Fedora 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 Oracle JDK7 for Fedora
Eclipse Juno IDE Workbench