In this article, we cover the steps to install Eclipse on Linux Mint. When it comes to coding in Java, Eclipse is the most popular IDE that programmers use. The add-on tools available for software developers in Eclipse are really useful.
Eclipse
We will be using snaps to download Eclipse. Snap is a new package manager for Linux.
Snaps are cross-distribution, dependency-free, and easy to install applications packaged with all their dependencies to run on all major Linux distributions.
They make it easier to install applications on Linux. Snaps are downloaded from the snap store.
One of the best features about snaps is that they are auto-updating and much more secure as compared to their non-snaps counterparts.
Table of Contents[
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- 1 Steps to Install Eclipse on Linux Mint
- 1.1 1. Install the Snap Package Manager
- 1.2 2. Install Java
- 1.3 3. Install the Eclipse IDE on Linux Mint
- 1.4 4. Launch Eclipse
- 2 Conclusion
Steps to Install Eclipse on Linux Mint
Let’s start with installing snap on our system.
If you already have snap installed, you can proceed to the next step.
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