How to install Eclipse in Ubuntu

Eclipse can be installed from the Ubuntu repositories, but this is typically an old version.

If you want to use the latest version of Eclipse, that is easy:

• Download the 32-bit or 64-bit .tar.gz file from the Downloads page. Unpack the .tar.gz file, it typically creates a directory named eclipse.

• I like to rename the eclipse directory to the specific version. For example:

$ mv eclipse eclipse-kepler-4.3.2

• Copy this directory to the /opt directory:

$ sudo cp -r eclipse-kepler-4.3.2 /opt

• Invoke Eclipse from its new location:

$ /opt/eclipse-kepler-4.3.2/eclipse

Tried with: Eclipse 4.3.2 and Ubuntu 12.04