The Tutorial Show How-to Install and Getting-Started with the Latest Eclipse 4.2 Juno IDE for Java JEE 32/64bit on Linux Lite 1.0.4 Xfce Desktop.
There is the Possibility also to Install the Eclipse Platform via apt-get But Linux Lite 1.0.4 Depends from Ubuntu 12 Precise apt-get Repositories that are still Back to Eclipse 3.7 Indigo.
So At the Moment if you Want to Dispose of the Last Eclipse Juno 4.2 Build on Linux Lite 1 you will Need to Download and Install the Original Eclipse Juno 4.2 JEE Release for Linux.
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:
Eclipse 4.2 JEE for Linux - Double-Click on Archive and Extract Eclipse into /tmp
- Open a Terminal Window
- Relocate Eclipse
sudo 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-Starting:
Lite Xfce How Menu Launcher
- 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!