The Tutorial Show How-to Install and Getting-Started with the Latest Eclipse 4.3 Kepler IDE for C/C++ Development on Linux Mint 15 Olivia Cinnamon 32/64bit Desktop.
There is also the Possibility to Install the Eclipse Platform via apt-get But the Linux Mint 15 Olivia apt-get Repos Depends from Ubuntu Raring one that are still Back to Eclipse 3.8.
So At the Moment if you Want to Dispose of the Last Eclipse Kepler 4.3 Build on Linux Mint Olivia 15 you will Need to Download and Install the Original Eclipse Kepler 4.3 C/C++ Release for Linux.
The Content and Details are Expressly Reduced to Give Focus Only to the Essentials Instructions and Commands and Make Tut Easier to Read & Digest ;)
To the Guide Bottom you find a Link to Create a Launcher and Hello-World Application Quick Starting.
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Download Latest Eclipse IDE C/C++ for Linux:
- Double-Click on Archive and Extract Eclipse into /tmp
- Open a Terminal Window
- Relocate Eclipse
su
mv /tmp/eclipse /opt
- Create a Symlink
ln -s /opt/eclipse/eclipse /usr/bin/eclipse
After you can Start Eclipse from Terminal simply with:
eclipse
Create an Eclipse Launcher for Easy-Starting:
Cinnamon Menu How Launcher-
Eclipse C++ Getting-Started SetUp & Hello-World: