How to install eclipse on ubuntu/linux

If you've downloaded Eclipse from their official website, follow these steps for the installation. Extract the eclipse.XX.YY.tar.gz using tar -zxvf eclipse.XX.YY.tar.gz Become root. sudo -i Copy the extracted folder to /opt cp -r eclipse.XX.YY /opt Create a desktop file and install it: gedit eclipse.desktop and copy the following to the eclipse.desktop file. [Desktop Entry] Name=Eclipse Type=Application Exec=eclipse Terminal=false Icon=eclipse Comment=Integrated Development Environment NoDisplay=false Categories=Development;IDE; Name[en]=Eclipse then execute the following command to automatically install it in the unity: desktop-file-install eclipse.desktop Create a symlink in /usr/local/bin using cd /usr/local/bin ln -s /opt/eclipse/eclipse For eclipse icon to be displayed in dash, eclipse icon can be added as cp /opt/eclipse/icon.xpm /usr/share/pixmaps/eclipse.xpm That's it.