Eclipse is an  integrated development environment (IDE) and open source tool. The Eclipse mainly help us to developing Java applications also support Ada, C, C++, COBOL, Perl, PHP, Prolog, Python, R, Ruby and Rails framework, Lasso, Lua, NATURAL, PHP and etc.

It contains a base workspace and We can easily customize an extensible plug-in system, including git code repositories, Bugzilla databases, download site, website, EE, JPA, JSF, Mylyn and others.

This post describes about how to install Eclipse on Ubuntu system. 

Step 1 : 

Install Java package using apt-get command,

~$ sudo apt-get install openjdk-7-jdk

To check the current version,
 
~$ java -version


java version "1.7.0_91"

OpenJDK Runtime Environment (IcedTea 2.6.3) (7u91-2.6.3-0ubuntu0.15.04.1)

OpenJDK 64-Bit Server VM (build 24.91-b01, mixed mode)



Step 2 :

Before download Eclipse make ensure your  operating system whether 32 bit or 64 bit, download eclipse packge using wget command

32 Bit:
 
# wget http://www.eclipse.org/downloads/download.php?file=/technology/epp/downloads/release/helios/SR1/eclipse-jee-helios-SR1-linux-gtk.tar.gz

64 Bit:
 
# wget http://www.eclipse.org/downloads/download.php?file=/technology/epp/downloads/release/helios/SR1/eclipse-jee-helios-SR1-linux-gtk-x86_64.tar.gz

or click and dowload the tool,

Step 3 :

By default the file downloaded in ~/Downloads directory, just extract that file and move to /opt directory 
 
# tar -zxvf eclipse-jee-helios-SR1-linux-gtk.tar.gz

# mv eclipse /opt

Step 4 :

Then create a Eclipse shortcut on Desktop. Open a another terminal window tab (Shift + Ctrl + T), create a file eclipse.desktop  in  in /usr/share/applications/ and below lines,
 
# vim /usr/share/applications/eclipse.desktop



[Desktop Entry]

Name=Eclipse

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

Name[en_US]=Eclipse


Save and close the file.

wq!

Execute the below command to install the shortcut, you can view the Eclipse shortcut icon
 
$ sudo desktop-file-install eclipse.desktop

or
sudo desktop-file-install /usr/share/applications/eclipse.desktop

Then, Eclipse icon to be displayed in dash, execute the below command.
 
sudo cp /opt/eclipse/icon.xpm /usr/share/pixmaps/eclipse.xpm


Another way Eclipse Install in Ubuntu:

This is another way method to install Eclipse, I had tested Ubuntu 15.X version only,

Install java package, execute below command,
 
root@thelinuxfaq:~# sudo apt-get install ubuntu-make

It will ask installation path, by default /root/tools/ide/eclipse you can also change to destination path.
 
root@thelinuxfaq:~# sudo umake ide eclipse


Choose installation path: /root/tools/ide/eclipse



change to 



Choose installation path: /opt/eclipse



Downloading and installing requirements



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Installing Eclipse

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Installation done

To make sure that package has been installed ? 
 
root@thelinuxfaq:~# cd /opt/eclipse/

root@thelinuxfaq:/opt/eclipse# ls


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