4.1.1. Installing the Neon Eclipse IDE

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

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

  2. Download the Tarball: Click the "Download" button and look for the "Eclipse IDE for C/C++ Developers" Neon 3 Package. Select the correct platform download link listed at the right. For example, click on "64-bit" next to Linux if your build host is running a 64-bit Linux distribution. Click through the process to save the file.

  3. Unpack the Tarball: Move to a directory and unpack the tarball. The following commands unpack the tarball into the home directory:

         $ cd ~
         $ tar -xzvf ~/Downloads/eclipse-cpp-neon-3-linux-gtk-x86_64.tar.gz
                            

    Everything unpacks into a folder named "Eclipse".

  4. Launch Eclipse: The following commands launch Eclipse assuming you unpacked it in your home directory:

         $ cd ~/eclipse
         $ ./eclipse
                            

    Accept the default "workspace" once Eclipse launches.