Follow these steps to locate, install, and configure Neon Eclipse:
Locate the Neon Download: Open a browser and go to http://www.eclipse.org/neon/.
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.
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".
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.