sudo apt-get install eclipse-jdt Install CDT for C/C++ Development If you want to setup Eclipse with Java then install Java Development Tools (JDT) package for Eclipse. I’ve listed some of them so if you can’t find the plugin for your preferred languages here, then go to official site.

Now, you’re installed the core platform you can install development plugins according to your need. open a terminal and execute – sudo apt-get install eclipse-platform

Although, I’ve written this post primarily for Ubuntu 12.04 LTS (precise pangolin) users but it should work well in other versions of Ubuntu as well as on other similar distributions – specially Debian based distributions e.g Linux Mint, Kubuntu etc.įirst of all, you should install the Eclipse Platform – core of the IDE – then you can choose/install the language extensions/tools required according to your need. In fact – it’s the most popular open source IDE, and it is very extensible (through plugins) so whatever language you use – you can get a way with Eclipse.Īnyway – IDE helps a lot in setting up a complex development environment (in Java or others) – so it may help you in increasing your productivity (although I’m not sure about this, I feel more productive on a simple text editor like gedit or very powerful text editors like Vim or Emacs, I don’t use Java either). Eclipse IDE (Integrated Development Environment) is the most popular IDE among Java developers although it is also used as an IDE for C++, PHP, Rails (through aptana plugins), Javascript and Android (SDK) development.

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