The Guide Show Step-by-Step How-to Install and Getting-Started with the Latest Eclipse 4.2 Juno 32/64bit for Java SE Development on Linux Xubuntu 12.10 Quantal Quetzal Xfce i386/Amd64 Desktop.
There is the Possibility also to Install the Eclipse Platform via apt-get But the Ubuntu 12.10 Quantal apt-get Repositories are still Back to Eclipse 3.8 Flavor.
So to Dispose of the Latest Eclipse IDE Platform on Xubuntu we Proceed to Direct Download and Installation of the Eclipse 4.2 Juno IDE for Java SE Development 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 for Java Linux:
Eclipse 4.2 Java Linux - Double-Clik on Archive and Extract Eclipse into /tmp
- Open Terminal Window
- Relocate Eclipse
sudo su
mv /tmp/eclipse /opt
- Create a Symlink
ln -s /opt/eclipse/eclipse /usr/bin/eclipse
After you can Start Eclipse JSE from Terminal simply with:
eclipse
Create an Eclipse Launcher for Easy-Starting:
Xubuntu How Menu Launcher
Install Oracle Official Java SE JDK7
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 Xubuntu
