How to Install Eclipse on Fedora Server Latest

Eclipse is a powerful open-source integrated development environment (IDE) for developing various software applications. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the installation process of Eclipse on Fedora Server Latest.

Prerequisites

Before installing Eclipse, ensure that your Fedora server is up-to-date by running the following command:

sudo dnf update -y

Step 1 – Downloading Eclipse

To download the latest version of Eclipse, navigate to the official website at http://www.eclipse.org/ and click on the “Download” button.

Choose the Eclipse package that matches your operating system and preference. In this tutorial, we will be demonstrating with Eclipse for Java Developers.

After selecting your preference, click on the “Download” button.

Step 2 – Installing Java

Eclipse requires Java 8 or later to run. Therefore, you first need to install Java on your Fedora Server. Run the following command to install Java 11:

sudo dnf install java-11-openjdk-devel -y

Step 3 – Extracting Eclipse

Once you’ve downloaded Eclipse, navigate to your “Downloads” directory and extract the downloaded file by running the below command in your terminal:

sudo tar -xf eclipse*.tar.gz -C /opt/

This command decompresses and extracts the Eclipse files in the /opt directory.

Step 4 – Granting Executable Permissions

To launch Eclipse, you need to grant executable permissions to the Eclipse files in the /opt directory. Run the following commands to grant executable permissions:

sudo chmod -R +r /opt/eclipse/
sudo chmod +x /opt/eclipse/eclipse

Step 5 – Creating Eclipse Launcher

To create a launcher for Eclipse, create a file in the /usr/share/applications directory with the below contents:

sudo nano /usr/share/applications/eclipse.desktop

Paste the below code in the above file:

[Desktop Entry]
Name=Eclipse
Type=Application
Exec=/opt/eclipse/eclipse
Terminal=false
Icon=/opt/eclipse/icon.xpm
Comment=Integrated Development Environment
NoDisplay=false
Categories=Development;IDE;
Name[en]=Eclipse

Save and exit the above file by pressing “Ctrl+x”, then “y” followed by “Enter”.

Step 6 – Launching Eclipse

Finally, type “eclipse” in your terminal, and click “Enter” to launch the Eclipse IDE.

eclipse

Conclusion

Congratulations! You have successfully installed Eclipse on your Fedora Server Latest. You can now use Eclipse to start developing your software applications.