The Tutorial Show How-to Install and Getting-Started with the Latest Eclipse 4.3 Kepler IDE for Java JEE Development on Linux Xubuntu 13.10 Saucy Salamander Unity 32/64bit Desktop.
There is the Possibility also to Install the Eclipse Platform via apt-get But the Ubuntu 13.10 Saucy apt-get Repositories are still Back to Eclipse 3.8 Flavor.
So At the Moment if you Want to Dispose of the Latest Release of Eclipse Kepler 4.3 Build on Linux Xubuntu 13.10 you will Need to Download and Install the Original Eclipse Kepler 4.3 Release for Linux.
The Content and Details are Expressly Reduced to Give Focus Only to the Essentials Instructions and Commands and Make Tut more Easy & Digestive ;)
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Download Latest Eclipse for JEE on Linux:
- Double-Clik on Archive and Extract Eclipse into /tmp
- 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:
Xubuntu 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!
Install Oracle JDK7 for Ubuntu
