Installing the Latest Eclipse in Ubuntu

install-eclipse.sh

#!/bin/bash

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eclipse_url="http://mirror.cc.columbia.edu/pub/software/eclipse/technology/epp/downloads/release/mars/R/eclipse-cpp-mars-R-linux-gtk-x86_64.tar.gz"

eclipse_bin="#!/bin/sh
export ECLIPSE_HOME='/opt/eclipse'
\$ECLIPSE_HOME/eclipse \$*"

eclipse_desktop="[Desktop Entry]
Name=Eclipse
Type=Application
Exec=env SWT_GTK3=0 UBUNTU_MENUPROXY=0 /opt/eclipse/eclipse
Terminal=false
Icon=/opt/eclipse/icon.xpm
Comment=Integrated Development Environment
NoDisplay=false
Categories=Development;IDE;
Name[en]=Eclipse
StartupNotify=true
X-Desktop-File-Install-Version=0.22"

echo "Installing dependencies..."
sudo apt-get install default-jre default-jdk

echo "Downloading Eclipse..."
wget -O eclipse.tar.gz "$eclipse_url"

tar xvf eclipse.tar.gz
sudo mv eclipse /opt/eclipse
echo -e "$eclipse_desktop" | sudo tee /usr/share/applications/eclipse.desktop

instructions.rst

Installing the Latest Eclipse in Ubuntu with required environment settings for proper operation.