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⇱ Install Eclipse IDE on Ubuntu

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Eclipse is a free C and C++ IDE that can be installed on Ubuntu 22.04 Jammy Jellyfish. In this tutorial, we will take you through the step by step instructions to install the Eclipse C/C++ IDE on Ubuntu 22.04 Jammy Jellyfish as well as the Java prerequisites, via command line. Then, you can use the application to import your current C and C++ projects or develop new ones.

In this tutorial you will learn:

  • How to install Eclipse IDE prerequisites
  • How to download Eclipse IDE for C/C++ Developers
  • How to extract Eclipse IDE for C/C++ Developers package
  • How to launch Eclipse IDE
  • How to create Eclipse IDE desktop launcher
👁 Eclipse IDE for C/C++ Developers on Ubuntu 22.04 Jammy Jellyfish
Eclipse IDE for C/C++ Developers on Ubuntu 22.04 Jammy Jellyfish
Software Requirements and Linux Command Line Conventions
Category Requirements, Conventions or Software Version Used
System Ubuntu 22.04 Jammy Jellyfish
Software Eclipse IDE for C/C++ Developers
Other Privileged access to your Linux system as root or via the sudo command.
Conventions # – requires given linux commands to be executed with root privileges either directly as a root user or by use of sudo command
$ – requires given linux commands to be executed as a regular non-privileged user

Eclipse IDE for C/C++ Developers installation on Ubuntu 22.04 step by step instructions

  1. Eclipse IDE requires Java JRE as a prerequisite. Therefore, our first step is to install default-jre package. To do so, open a command line terminal and run the following two commands: 
    $ sudo apt update
$ sudo apt install default-jre
    👁 Installation of Eclipse java prerequisite
    Installation of Eclipse java prerequisite

    Furthermore, confirm that your system has the G++ the C++ compilers installed.

  2. Navigate to the official Eclipse website and download the 64-bit Eclipse IDE for C/C++ Developers package.
    👁 Downloading the Eclipse IDE from official website
    Downloading the Eclipse IDE from official website
  3. Extract the Eclipse package downloaded in the previous step. Here we assume that the package has been downloaded into the ~/Downloads directory. Extract the package into the /opt directory: 
    $ sudo tar xf eclipse-cpp-2022-03-R-linux-gtk-x86_64.tar.gz -C /opt

    Once the package has been extracted create a symbolic link to the /opt/eclipse/eclipse executable binary:

    $ sudo ln -s /opt/eclipse/eclipse /usr/local/bin/
    👁 Extract Eclipse IDE package and link to executable binary
    Extract Eclipse IDE package and link to executable binary


    From now on you should be able to start the Eclipse IDE simply by execution of the below command: 
    $ eclipse
    👁 Start Eclipse IDE for C/C++ Developers from command line
    Start Eclipse IDE for C/C++ Developers from command line
  4. (optional) Create Eclipse IDE for C/C++ Developers desktop launcher. As an administrator create a new file called /usr/share/applications/eclipse.desktop using any text editor eg. nano: 
    $ sudo nano /usr/share/applications/eclipse.desktop

    and insert the following code:

    [Desktop Entry]
Version = 2019‑12
Type = Application
Terminal = false
Name = Eclipse C/C++
Exec = /usr/local/bin/eclipse
Icon = /opt/eclipse/icon.xpm
Categories = Application;
    👁 Creating Eclipse IDE desktop launcher
    Creating Eclipse IDE desktop launcher

    Once the Eclipse IDE desktop launcher is ready you can start the the Eclipse IDE by searching the top left Activities menu.

    👁 Searching for and opening the Eclipse IDE via GUI
    Searching for and opening the Eclipse IDE via GUI
  5. Once you start the Eclipse IDE for C/C++ Developers application select your work space.
    👁 Select work space in Eclipse IDE
    Select work space in Eclipse IDE
  6. Navigate to File--> New--> C/C++ Project to create a new C/C++ project.
    👁 Creating a new project in Eclipse IDE
    Creating a new project in Eclipse IDE

Closing Thoughts

In this tutorial, we saw how to install Eclipse IDE for C and C++ on Ubuntu 22.04 Jammy Jellyfish Linux. We also learned how to install the Java JRE prerequisite package. Hopefully you find this free software to be a suitable environment for your C or C++ coding.