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

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

eclipse-jdt software package provides Eclipse Java Development Tools (JDT), 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-jdt 

eclipse-jdt is installed in your system.

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

$ sudo dpkg-query -l | grep eclipse-jdt *

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

eclipse-jdt package basic information:

Distro Ubuntu 16 04 lts xenial xerus
Section Development
Package eclipse-jdt
Version 3.8.1-8
Description Eclipse Java Development Tools (JDT)
Sub Section Devel


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