install eclipse in Ubuntu from command prompt

Nilisha patil
3 min readMar 5, 2021

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Requirement :

  1. install java and java jdk
  2. install eclipse from command prompt
  3. install java package

COMMON ERRORS pop’s up:

  1. binary file not found
  2. “make” path not found

steps :

1. install java

sudo apt update
  • installation process begins….
sudo apt-get java version
  • installation process begins…..
  java -version
  • following format statement appear , then good job!! your , java and java jdk has been installed successfully…..

→ to change the java version , follow below steps..

sudo update-alternatives — config java

→ enter the selection number

  • to check your new java version, after modification, type these;
sudo java -version
installed java and jdk successfully!!

→ java jdk installed (by default) by java installing process.

2. install eclipse from command prompt

  1. if existing version of eclipse is installed, then REMOVE , it by following command:
sudo rm -rf /opt/eclipse/

2. install eclipse , type the below command

sudo tar -xf eclipse-inst-jre-linux64.tar.gz -c /opt

3. after that , type below command,

cd /opt/eclipse-installer/

→then you, will enter in to the [cd /opt/eclipse-installer/] folder :

→ type the below command

sudo ./eclipse-inst

→ installation process begins ;

3. installed Eclipse packages window appears, let’s choose your favorite package IDE.

→for example, select the eclipse IDE for C/C++ Developers then click INSTALL

→now, you have to accept the ECLIPSE FOUNDATION SOFTWARE USER AGREEMENT.

  • now, your ECLIPSE IDE will be installing.
  • After the installation has completed, ECLIPSE is ready to be launched.

4. COMMON ERRORS pop’s up:

  1. binary file not found

2. “make” path not found

→ to solve this error, “install the ‘make’ software package from command prompt”, please type below command:

sudo apt install make

→installation process begins

→ after that type , the below command

make -v
  • finally program runs successfully , in eclipse

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Nilisha patil
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