In this tutorial, you will learn how to install Eclipse on FreeBSD latest version. Eclipse is an open-source integrated development environment (IDE) widely used for Java development but can also support other programming languages. There are several ways to install Eclipse, and in this tutorial, we will install the latest version from the official website of Eclipse.
Before proceeding with the installation, you should have the following:
Eclipse requires Java Runtime Environment (JRE) to run. In case you don’t have it installed on your machine, you can install it by running the following command in your terminal:
pkg install openjdk8-jre
Go to the Eclipse official website to download the Eclipse package. We will be downloading the Eclipse IDE for Java Developers package.
You can download Eclipse using the following command:
fetch https://www.eclipse.org/downloads/download.php?file=/oomph/epp/2021-09/R/eclipse-java-2021-09-R-freebsd-x64.tar.gz
After the download is complete, navigate to the download directory using the command below:
cd /usr/local/bin
Extract the downloaded package using the tar command:
tar -xvf eclipse-java-2021-09-R-freebsd-x64.tar.gz
Eclipse is now installed, and we are ready to launch it. To launch the Eclipse IDE, navigate to the extracted directory where the eclipse executable file is located using the command below:
cd eclipse
You can start Eclipse by running the following command:
./eclipse
A welcome screen of the Eclipse IDE should be displayed.
Congratulations! You have successfully installed Eclipse on FreeBSD. Eclipse is a powerful IDE with a wide range of features that support various programming languages. You can now start using Eclipse to develop your Java projects.
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