Saturday, May 4, 2013

How-to Install and Getting-Started with Eclipse 4.2 Juno Classic on Linux Fedora 18 KDE4 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 KDE4 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 KDE4 Eclipse Java Extraction
  3. Open Terminal Window
    Linux KDE4 Desktop 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 KDE4 Menu Launcher
    KDE4 Eclipse Launcher
  7. Install Oracle Java SE JDK7

    Install Oracle JDK7 for Fedora
Eclipse Juno IDE Workbench