3.1.1. Installing the Mars Eclipse IDE

Follow these steps to locate, install, and configure Mars Eclipse:

  1. Locate the Mars Download: Open a browser and go to http://www.eclipse.org/mars/.

  2. Download the Tarball: Click the "Download" button and then use the "Linux for Eclipse IDE for C++ Developers" appropriate for your development system (e.g. 64-bit under Linux for Eclipse IDE for C++ Developers if your development system is a Linux 64-bit machine.

  3. Unpack the Tarball: Move to a clean directory and unpack the tarball. Here is an example:

         $ cd ~
         $ tar -xzvf ~/Downloads/eclipse-cpp-mars-2-linux-gtk-x86_64.tar.gz
                            

    Everything unpacks into a folder named "Eclipse".

  4. Launch Eclipse: Double click the "Eclipse" file in the folder to launch Eclipse.