In this tutorial you will learn how to install Eclipse IDE for Java developers on Ubuntu 20.04 Focal Fossa Linux desktop.
In this tutorial you will learn:
- How to install Eclipse
- How to install Java prerequisites
- How to launch Eclipse
Software Requirements and Conventions Used
Category | Requirements, Conventions or Software Version Used |
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System | Installed Ubuntu 20.04 or upgraded Ubuntu 20.04 Focal Fossa |
Software | Eclipse IDE for Java Developers |
Other | Privileged access to your Linux system as root or via the sudo command. |
Conventions |
# – requires given linux commands to be executed with root privileges either directly as a root user or by use of sudo command$ – requires given linux commands to be executed as a regular non-privileged user |
Ubuntu 20.04 Eclipse installation step by step instructions
- Let’s begin with the Eclipse installation. Open up your terminal and execute the following command:
$ sudo snap install --classic eclipse
- Eclipse IDE required Java JRE as a prerequisite. Therefore, our next step is to install
default-jre
package. To do so run the bellow command:$ sudo apt install default-jre
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