{"data":{"markdownRemark":{"html":"<h2 id=\"mac-os\"><a href=\"#mac-os\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"anchor\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" height=\"16\" version=\"1.1\" viewBox=\"0 0 16 16\" width=\"16\"><path fill-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M4 9h1v1H4c-1.5 0-3-1.69-3-3.5S2.55 3 4 3h4c1.45 0 3 1.69 3 3.5 0 1.41-.91 2.72-2 3.25V8.59c.58-.45 1-1.27 1-2.09C10 5.22 8.98 4 8 4H4c-.98 0-2 1.22-2 2.5S3 9 4 9zm9-3h-1v1h1c1 0 2 1.22 2 2.5S13.98 12 13 12H9c-.98 0-2-1.22-2-2.5 0-.83.42-1.64 1-2.09V6.25c-1.09.53-2 1.84-2 3.25C6 11.31 7.55 13 9 13h4c1.45 0 3-1.69 3-3.5S14.5 6 13 6z\"></path></svg></a>Mac OS</h2>\n<p>To download Eclipse IDE, go to <a href=\"https://www.eclipse.org/downloads/eclipse-packages/\">the Eclipse downloads page</a> and download the \"Eclipse IDE for java developers\". </p>\n<p>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).</p>\n<p>Double click on this file to open the finder and then drag the eclipse icon to the Application folder in finder. </p>\n<h2 id=\"windows\"><a href=\"#windows\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"anchor\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" height=\"16\" version=\"1.1\" viewBox=\"0 0 16 16\" width=\"16\"><path fill-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M4 9h1v1H4c-1.5 0-3-1.69-3-3.5S2.55 3 4 3h4c1.45 0 3 1.69 3 3.5 0 1.41-.91 2.72-2 3.25V8.59c.58-.45 1-1.27 1-2.09C10 5.22 8.98 4 8 4H4c-.98 0-2 1.22-2 2.5S3 9 4 9zm9-3h-1v1h1c1 0 2 1.22 2 2.5S13.98 12 13 12H9c-.98 0-2-1.22-2-2.5 0-.83.42-1.64 1-2.09V6.25c-1.09.53-2 1.84-2 3.25C6 11.31 7.55 13 9 13h4c1.45 0 3-1.69 3-3.5S14.5 6 13 6z\"></path></svg></a>Windows</h2>\n<p>To download Eclipse IDE, go to <a href=\"https://www.eclipse.org/downloads/eclipse-packages/\">the Eclipse downloads page</a> and download the \"Eclipse IDE for java developers\".\nUnzip the folder\nRun the .exe file.</p>\n<h2 id=\"linux\"><a href=\"#linux\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"anchor\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" height=\"16\" version=\"1.1\" viewBox=\"0 0 16 16\" width=\"16\"><path fill-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M4 9h1v1H4c-1.5 0-3-1.69-3-3.5S2.55 3 4 3h4c1.45 0 3 1.69 3 3.5 0 1.41-.91 2.72-2 3.25V8.59c.58-.45 1-1.27 1-2.09C10 5.22 8.98 4 8 4H4c-.98 0-2 1.22-2 2.5S3 9 4 9zm9-3h-1v1h1c1 0 2 1.22 2 2.5S13.98 12 13 12H9c-.98 0-2-1.22-2-2.5 0-.83.42-1.64 1-2.09V6.25c-1.09.53-2 1.84-2 3.25C6 11.31 7.55 13 9 13h4c1.45 0 3-1.69 3-3.5S14.5 6 13 6z\"></path></svg></a>Linux</h2>\n<p>To download Eclipse IDE, go to <a href=\"https://www.eclipse.org/downloads/eclipse-packages/\">the Eclipse downloads page</a> and download the \"Eclipse IDE for java developers\". </p>\n<p>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).</p>\n<p>On a linux, extract the Eclipse file by typing the following command in your terminal</p>\n<div class=\"gatsby-highlight\" data-language=\"bash\"><pre class=\"language-bash\"><code class=\"language-bash\"><span class=\"token function\">tar</span> -zxvf <span class=\"token operator\">&lt;</span>Path of the archive location<span class=\"token operator\">></span>/eclipse.XX.YY.tar.gz</code></pre></div>","headings":[{"value":"Mac OS","depth":2},{"value":"Windows","depth":2},{"value":"Linux","depth":2}],"frontmatter":{"title":"Installing Eclipse","toc":null,"experimental":null}},"site":{"siteMetadata":{"title":"Simudyne Docs","latestVersion":"2.6"}}},"pageContext":{"absolutePath":"/home/vsts/work/1/s/content/2.1/reference/alternative_setups/installing_eclipse.md","versioned":true,"version":"2.1","kind":"reference","pagePath":"/reference/alternative_setups/installing_eclipse","chronology":{"prev":{"name":"Sample projects","path":"/reference/alternative_setups/sample_projects"},"next":{"name":"Graph Computation","path":"/reference/graph_computation"}},"lastUpdated":"2026-04-21T13:56:54.830Z"}}