Install Eclipse Java EE

How to install Eclipse Java Enterprise Edition on your Linux Desktop Environment.

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Download

Download the Eclipse IDE for Enterprise Java Developers from the following URL (Linux x86_64):

• https://www.eclipse.org/downloads/packages/

Extract

Extract the downloaded *.tar.gz file to ~/Applications/eclipse

Integrate

As last step, create a Desktop Shortcut for your Launcher. To do so, create a new ~/.local/share/applications/eclipse.desktop file:

Replace USER with your actual username.

[Desktop Entry]
Name=Eclipse Java EE
Comment=Eclipse IDE for Enterprise Java Developers
GenericName=Java IDE
Exec=/home/USER/Applications/eclipse/eclipse
Icon=/home/USER/Applications/eclipse/icon.xpm
Type=Application
StartupNotify=true
Categories=Utility;Java;Development;IDE;