Eclipse on Ubuntu. How to install an IDE in Ubuntu (II)

Eclipse on Ubuntu. How to install an IDE in Ubuntu (II)

Today I would like to talk to you about Eclipse, one of the IDE's best known on the Net but nevertheless quite difficult for novice programmers, in my humble opinion. Eclipse just like Netbeans is in the official repositories of Ubuntu and it is also multi platform so we can also have it installed in Windows, Mac OS  and we can even carry it on a usb through a laptop.
Unlike Netbeans, Eclipse does not have an alternative update for Ubuntu, unless we used some unknown repositories, which are not recommended. The version we have in Ubuntu is 3.8 and the current version is 4.3, but the download and installation offered in Gnu / Linux is for very advanced users. Therefore, it is highly recommended to install using the Ubuntu Software Center or through the terminal based on the following commands:

sudo apt-get install eclipse

Eclipse on Ubuntu. How to install an IDE in Ubuntu (II)

Why is Eclipse important?

The differences between Netbeans and Eclipse are minimal and many of them are based on looks or handling rather than performance. Eclipse also focuses on Java development, so much so that by default it incorporates the packages necessary to develop in Java, the JDK, without having to install it previously on our computer as it happened with Netbeans. But as same as Netbeans The system is open to be able to program in other languages, such as C / C ++ or Python. Like Netbeans is expanded by plugins. One of the most used by us will be the language plugin, since through this plugin we put Eclipse in Spanish. How do we do this? The operation is simple. First we download the corresponding language package from this page, which is the official Eclipse page. Once downloaded we go to the menu Help -> Install New Software.
Eclipse on Ubuntu. How to install an IDE in Ubuntu (II)

This screen will appear where we will press the button Add and then the button Archive with which we will select the language pack. Once we press «Ok«, Eclipse will be translated into Spanish. Another option, perhaps the most practical, is the installation through a repository. In this case, instead of «Archive»We enter the http address in the box and Eclipse itself will install the packages we select as if it were Synaptic.
But what has catapulted this IDE to fame is its symbiosis with Android. Android development is one of the most popular and the Google team decided to use Eclipse as the preferred IDE, so the easiest Android SDK installation is for Eclipse. In the android web You can find more information about this compatibility.

Conclusions

If you have read the previous post, you will come to the question Which IDE is the best for me? Well, my conclusions are simple, if you are a Netbeans newbie, if you are somewhat expert, Eclipse, but whichever you choose, all must learn to handle otherwise the result is the same in both: null. Now only your contributions are missing,  What do you think of these IDE's? Do you know any other IDE that works well for Ubuntu?

More information - Netbeans in Ubuntu, How to install an IDE in our Ubuntu (I), Eclipse Official Page,

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  1.   mario said

    The truth is that I prefer eclipse even for newbies since netbeans is not very intuitive and because it is always better to use what the job market usually asks for. You can download it packaged on the eclipse page. My question was more in case they had any convention to place the eclipse binaries.