Installing Eclipse
Last updated on 16th July 2024
Mac OS
To download Eclipse IDE, go to the Eclipse downloads page and download the "Eclipse IDE for java developers".
Once the download is done, go to your downloads folder (or the location you have downloaded the installer to), you will find a file named “eclipse-java-XXXX.tar” (the file name may be different based on the version you download but it should be a tar file starting with word eclipse).
Double click on this file to open the finder and then drag the eclipse icon to the Application folder in finder.
Windows
To download Eclipse IDE, go to the Eclipse downloads page and download the "Eclipse IDE for java developers". Unzip the folder Run the .exe file.
Linux
To download Eclipse IDE, go to the Eclipse downloads page and download the "Eclipse IDE for java developers".
Once the download is done, go to your downloads folder (or the location you have downloaded the installer to), you will find a file named “eclipse-java-XXXX.tar” (the file name may be different based on the version you download but it should be a tar file starting with word eclipse).
On a linux, extract the Eclipse file by typing the following command in your terminal
tar -zxvf <Path of the archive location>/eclipse.XX.YY.tar.gz