Follow these steps to locate, install, and configure Oxygen Eclipse:
Locate the Oxygen Download: Open a browser and go to http://www.eclipse.org/oxygen/.
Download the Tarball: Click through the "Download" buttons to download the file.
Unpack the Tarball: Move to a clean directory and unpack the tarball. Here is an example:
$ cd ~ $ tar -xzvf ~/Downloads/eclipse-inst-linux64.tar.gz
Everything unpacks into a folder named "eclipse-installer".
Launch the Installer: Use the following commands to launch the installer:
$ cd ~/eclipse-installer $ ./eclipse-inst
Select Your IDE: From the list, select the "Eclipse IDE for C/C++ Developers".
Install the Software: Click "Install" to begin the installation. Accept all the certificates and any license agreements. Click "Install" again to finish the installation.
Launch Oxygen: Accept the default "workspace" and click the "Launch" button. You should see the Eclipse welcome page from which can click "workbench" to enter your workspace.
eclipse/cpp-oxygen/eclipse
folder.
To launch Eclipse outside of the installation
process, simply execute that binary.
Here is an example:
$ ~/eclipse/cpp-oxygen/eclipse/eclipse