{"id":12745,"date":"2019-03-28T17:38:04","date_gmt":"2019-03-28T17:38:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.appservgrid.com\/paw92\/?p=12745"},"modified":"2019-03-28T17:38:04","modified_gmt":"2019-03-28T17:38:04","slug":"how-to-install-eclipse-photon-ide-in-debian-and-ubuntu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.appservgrid.com\/paw92\/index.php\/2019\/03\/28\/how-to-install-eclipse-photon-ide-in-debian-and-ubuntu\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Install Eclipse Photon IDE in Debian and Ubuntu"},"content":{"rendered":"

Eclipse<\/strong>\u00a0is a free integrated development environment\u00a0IDE<\/strong>\u00a0which is used by programmers around to write software mostly in Java but also in other major programming languages via Eclipse plugins.<\/p>\n

The latest release of\u00a0Eclipse Photon IDE<\/strong>\u00a0doesn\u2019t come with pre-build binary packages specific for Debian based Linux distributions. Instead, you can install\u00a0Eclipse IDE<\/strong>\u00a0in\u00a0Ubuntu<\/strong>\u00a0or Debian based Linux distributions via the compressed tar archive file.<\/p>\n

In this tutorial we will learn how to install the latest edition of\u00a0Eclipse Photon IDE<\/strong>\u00a0in\u00a0Ubuntu<\/strong>\u00a0or in\u00a0Debian<\/strong>\u00a0based Linux distributions.<\/p>\n

Requirements:<\/h4>\n
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  1. A Desktop machine with minimum 2GB of RAM.<\/li>\n
  2. Java 9 SE SDK<\/a>\u00a0installed in\u00a0Debian<\/strong>\u00a0based distributions.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Install Eclipse IDE in Debian and Ubuntu<\/h3>\n

    A\u00a0Java 8<\/strong>\u00a0or newer\u00a0JRE\/JDK<\/strong>\u00a0is required to install\u00a0Eclipse Photon IDE<\/strong>\u00a0and the easiest way to install Oracle Java JDK using third party PPA as shown.<\/p>\n

    Install Java 8 on Ubuntu\/Debian<\/h4>\n
    $ sudo add-apt-repository ppa:webupd8team\/java\r\n$ sudo apt-get update\r\n$ sudo apt-get install oracle-java8-installer\r\n<\/pre>\n
    Install Java 9 on Ubuntu\/Debian<\/h4>\n
    $ sudo add-apt-repository ppa:webupd8team\/java\r\n$ sudo apt-get update\r\n$ sudo apt-get install oracle-java9-installer\r\n<\/pre>\n
    Install Java 10 on Ubuntu\/Debian<\/h4>\n
    $ sudo add-apt-repository ppa:linuxuprising\/java\r\n$ sudo apt update\r\n$ sudo apt install oracle-java10-installer<\/pre>\n
    For installing\u00a0Eclipse IDE<\/strong>\u00a0in your system, first open a browser and go to\u00a0Eclipse official download<\/a>\u00a0page and download the latest version of the tar package specific to your installed Linux distribution architecture.<\/p>\n
    Installing Eclipse Photon IDE in Ubuntu\/Debian<\/h4>\n
    Alternatively, you can also download\u00a0Eclipse IDE<\/strong>\u00a0tarball file in your system via\u00a0wget utility<\/a>, by issuing the below command.<\/p>\n
    -------------- For 64-bit Architecture --------------<\/strong> \r\n$ wget http:\/\/ftp.fau.de\/eclipse\/technology\/epp\/downloads\/release\/photon\/R\/eclipse-jee-photon-R-linux-gtk-x86_64.tar.gz\r\n\r\n-------------- For 32-bit Architecture --------------<\/strong>\r\n$ wget http:\/\/ftp.fau.de\/eclipse\/technology\/epp\/downloads\/release\/photon\/R\/eclipse-jee-photon-R-linux-gtk.tar.gz\r\n<\/pre>\n
    Installing Eclipse Oxygen IDE in Ubuntu\/Debian<\/h4>\n
    -------------- For 64-bit Architecture --------------<\/strong> \r\n$ wget http:\/\/ftp.fau.de\/eclipse\/technology\/epp\/downloads\/release\/oxygen\/R\/eclipse-jee-oxygen-R-linux-gtk-x86_64.tar.gz\r\n\r\n-------------- For 32-bit Architecture --------------<\/strong>\r\n$ wget http:\/\/ftp.fau.de\/eclipse\/technology\/epp\/downloads\/release\/oxygen\/R\/eclipse-jee-oxygen-R-linux-gtk.tar.gz\r\n<\/pre>\n
    After the download completes, navigate to the directory where the archive package has been downloaded, usually\u00a0Downloads<\/strong>\u00a0directories from your home, and issue the below commands to start installing\u00a0Eclipse Photon IDE<\/strong>.<\/p>\n
    The commands executed below will decompress the archive directly into\u00a0\/opt<\/code>\u00a0directory and create a symlink into an executable path for eclipse executable file.<\/p>\n
    $ cd Downloads\/\r\n$ sudo tar xfz eclipse-jee-photon-R-linux* -C \/opt\/  [For Photon]\r\n$ sudo tar xfz eclipse-jee-oxygen-R-linux* -C \/opt\/  [For Oxygen]\r\n$ ls \/opt\/eclipse\/\r\n$ sudo ln -s \/opt\/eclipse\/eclipse \/usr\/local\/sbin\/eclipse\r\n$ ls -l \/usr\/local\/sbin\/\r\n<\/pre>\n
    Next, create\u00a0Eclipse<\/strong>\u00a0desktop launcher icon into system applications directory.<\/p>\n
    $ sudo nano \/usr\/share\/applications\/eclipse.desktop\r\n<\/pre>\n
    Add the following configuration into the file\u00a0eclipse.desktop<\/strong>.<\/p>\n
    [Desktop Entry]\r\nName=Eclipse IDE\r\nComment=Eclipse IDE\r\nType=Application\r\nEncoding=UTF-8\r\nExec=\/usr\/local\/sbin\/eclipse\r\nIcon=\/opt\/eclipse\/icon.xpm\r\nCategories=GNOME;Application;Development;\r\nTerminal=false\r\nStartupNotify=true\r\n<\/pre>\n
    After you\u2019ve created\u00a0Eclipse<\/strong>\u00a0launcher, use\u00a0Ubuntu dash<\/strong>\u00a0to search and open the application. On the first application launch, add\u00a0Eclipse<\/strong>\u00a0workspace directory and hit on\u00a0Launch<\/strong>\u00a0button to start the application.<\/p>\n
    \n
    \"Create<\/a><\/p>\n
    Create Eclipse IDE Desktop Workspace<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
    \n
    \"Eclipse<\/a><\/p>\n
    Eclipse IDE on Ubuntu<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
    Install Eclipse Photon via Snap on Ubuntu<\/h3>\n
    Snap<\/strong>\u00a0is software deployment and package management system to manage packages on Linux distribution, you can use snap to install\u00a0Eclipse Photon<\/strong>\u00a0edition on\u00a0Ubuntu 18.04<\/strong>\u00a0or newer using the following commands.<\/p>\n
    $ sudo apt install snapd\r\n$ sudo snap install --classic eclipse<\/pre>\n
    After install\u00a0Eclipse<\/strong>, navigate to the\u00a0Activities Overview<\/strong>\u00a0and search for\u00a0Eclipse<\/strong>\u00a0and launch it\u2026<\/p>\n
    That\u2019s all! The latest version of\u00a0Eclipse IDE<\/strong>\u00a0is now installed in your system. Enjoy programming with\u00a0Eclipse Photon<\/strong>.<\/p>\n
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