Saturday, May 4, 2013

How-to Install and Getting-Started with Eclipse 4.2 Juno Classic on Linux Sabayon 11 Mate 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 11 Mate 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. Right-Click on Archive > Open with Archive Manager

    Then Extract into /tmp

    Linux Sabayon 11 Mate Eclipse Classic Extraction
  3. Open Terminal Window
    Linux Sabayon 11 Mate 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:

    Mate Menu How Launcher
    Linux Sabayon 11 Mate Eclipse Launcher
  7. Install Latest Oracle-Sun Java SE JDK7

    Install Custom JDK7 for Sabayon
Eclipse Juno IDE Workbench