5.2.1.1. Installing the Oxygen Eclipse IDE

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

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

  2. Download the Tarball: Click through the "Download" buttons to download the file.

  3. 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".

  4. Launch the Installer: Use the following commands to launch the installer:

         $ cd ~/eclipse-installer
         $ ./eclipse-inst
                                

  5. Select Your IDE: From the list, select the "Eclipse IDE for C/C++ Developers".

  6. Install the Software: Click "Install" to begin the installation. Accept all the certificates and any license agreements. Click "Install" again to finish the installation.

  7. 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.

    Note

    The executable for Eclipse is located in the 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