How to Install eclipse software package in Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

How to Install eclipse software package in Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

eclipse software package provides Extensible Tool Platform and Java IDE, you can install in your Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus) by running the commands given below on the terminal,

$ sudo apt-get update
$ sudo apt-get install eclipse 

eclipse is installed in your system.

Make ensure the eclipse package were installed using the commands given below,

$ sudo dpkg-query -l | grep eclipse *

You will get with eclipse package name, version, architecture and description in a table

eclipse package basic information:

Distro Ubuntu 16 04 lts xenial xerus
Section Development
Package eclipse
Version 3.8.1-8
Description Extensible Tool Platform and Java IDE
Sub Section Devel


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