Ubuntu 14.04 | Install Latest Eclipse | Step by Step

How to Install The Latest Eclipse in Ubuntu 14.04

1. Verify you have jdk already installed or not ? if NOT then follow This tutorial.

2. Download latest Eclipse.

•     Check your OS type > Click on Settings ICON  > System Settings > Details > Overview

•     Then download eclipse from Here.

3. Extract Eclipse to default location /opt/ for global use.

•  Open terminal and run the command below to extract Eclipse to /opt folder: 

 $ cd /opt  
 $ sudo tar -zxvf ~/Downloads/eclipse-*.tar.gz  

• Once extract done, you will see the eclipse folder under /opt folder.

4. Now Create a launcher for Eclipse

• Go to Terminal and fire below command

 sudo gedit /usr/share/applications/eclipse.desktop  

• command will create and open the eclipse.desktop file with gedit text editor, add below code to the file

 [Desktop Entry]  
 Name=Eclipse 4  
 Type=Application  
 Exec=/opt/eclipse/eclipse  
 Terminal=false  
 Icon=/opt/eclipse/icon.xpm  
 Comment=Integrated Development Environment  
 NoDisplay=false  
 Categories=Development;IDE;  
 Name[en]=Eclipse  

• Save and Close the editor.

DONE !! Now go to search and type eclipse and happy coding...