Eclipse Kepler (4.3) is released on June 16, 2013. I want to try it on my Ubuntu 12.04 LTS. Follow these steps for the installation:
- Download Eclipse from eclipse.org
- Extract the eclipse-xxx-xxx-xxx-linux-gtk-x86_64.tar.gz using
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tar -zxvf eclipse-xxx-xxx-xxx-linux-gtk-x86_64.tar.gz
[/code] - Switch to root
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sudo -i
[/code] - Copy extracted folder to /opt and rename to eclipse_kepler
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cp -r eclipse /opt/eclipse_kepler
[/code] - Create a desktop file and install it.
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gedit eclipse_kepler.desktop
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The content of eclipse_kepler.desktop:
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[Desktop Entry]
Name=Eclipse
Type=Application
Exec=/opt/eclipse_kepler/eclipse
Terminal=false
Icon=/opt/eclipse_kepler/icon.xpm
Comment=Integrated Development Environment
NoDisplay=false
Categories=Development;IDE
Name[en]=Eclipse Kepler
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Execute the following command to install it in the unity:
[code language=”bash”]desktop-file-install eclipse_kepler.desktop[/code] - Create a symlink in /usr/local/bin using
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cd /usr/local/bin
ln -s /opt/eclipse_kepler/eclipse
[/code] - Integrate the Eclipse menu in Unity top panel using
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cd /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/gtk-2.0/2.10.0/menuproxies && sudo sed -i ‘s/Eclipse/Xclipse/’ libappmenu.so
[/code] - Launch Eclipse
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/opt/eclipse_kepler/eclipse -clean &
[/code] - Lock Eclipse to the launcher bar by clicking right button on Lock to Launcher
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