installing-eclipse.adoc

Installing Eclipse

Eclipse is an integrated development environment (IDE) that you can use to install the {ProductFullName} plug-in used for migrating and modernizing applications.

Prerequisites

• You have the Java Development Kit (JDK) installed on your system. For more information, see Installing Java Development Kit. {ProductShortName} supports the following JDKs:

  • OpenJDK 11

  • OpenJDK 17

  • Oracle JDK 11

  • Oracle JDK 17

  • Eclipse Temurin™ JDK 11

  • Eclipse Temurin™ JDK 17

Procedure

1. From the Eclipse download page, download the required Eclipse IDE tar.gz file, for example, Eclipse IDE for Java Developers.

2. Extract the tar.gz file:

   $ tar -xzf <file_name>.tar.gz

3. Optional: To make Eclipse available system-wide, move the extracted folder to the /opt directory:

   $ sudo mv eclipse /opt/eclipse

4. Optional: To make Eclipse launch from the command line, create a symbolic link to the executable:

   $ sudo ln -s /opt/eclipse/eclipse /usr/bin/eclipse

5. Optional: To launch Eclipse from you application menu, create a desktop entry:

   1. Create a new eclipse.desktop file:

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

   2. Add the following content to the eclipse.desktop file:

      [Desktop Entry]
      Name=Eclipse IDE 2024-03
      Type=Application
      Exec=/opt/eclipse/eclipse
      Terminal=false
      Icon=/opt/eclipse/icon.xpm
      Comment=Intergrated DEvelopment Environment
      NoDisplay=false
      Categories=Development;IDE;
      Name[en]=Eclipse IDE 2024-03