Eclipse is the most widely used Java integrated development environment (IDE). It can be extended by plug-ins, and can also be used for the development of other programming languages, such as C++, JavaScript and PHP.
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The Eclipse installation package (version 3.8.1) available in the Ubuntu repository is outdated. The easiest way is to use the snappy packaging system to install the latest
Eclipse IDE on Ubuntu 18.04.
In this tutorial, we will show you how to install the latest
Eclipse IDE on an Ubuntu 18.04 computer.
prerequisites
Before proceeding with this tutorial, please make sure you are logged in as a user with sudo privileges.
Install Eclipse
At the time of writing, the latest stable version of Eclipse is Eclipse 2019-03.
To install Eclipse on an Ubuntu system, perform the following steps:
Eclipse is a Java-based application, it needs to install Java Runtime Environment (JRE) to run. Use the following options to install the default OpenJDK package:
sudo apt install default-jre
Download and install the Eclipse snap package on the system, by typing:
sudo snap install --classic eclipse
When Eclipse is successfully installed, you should see the following output:
eclipse 2019-03 from Snapcrafters installed
Start Eclipse
Now that Eclipse is installed on your Ubuntu system, you can start it by clicking the Eclipse icon (Activities -> Eclipse):
When you start Eclipse for the first time, a window as shown below will appear, asking you to select a workspace directory:
The default directory should work. Click Launch to continue:
in conclusion
You have learned how to install Eclipse on an Ubuntu 18.04 computer. You can now start working on the Java project.
To find more information on how to start using Eclipse, please visit the Eclipse documentation page.
If you have any questions, please comment below.
