INSTALLATION OF ECLIPSE ON UBUNTU

 Eclipse is the most widely used Java integrated development

environment (IDE). It is extensible via plugins, and it can also be used
for development in other programming languages such as C++,
JavaScript, and PHP .
 The Eclipse installation package (version 3.8.1) that is available in the
Ubuntu repository is outdated. The easiest way is to install the latest
Eclipse IDE on Ubuntu 18.04 is by using the snappy packaging
system.

Installing Eclipse

To install Eclipse on your Ubuntu system, follow these steps:

1. Eclipse is a Java-based application and it requires a Java runtime

environment (JRE) to be installed in order to run. Install the default
OpenJDK package with:

$ sudo apt install default-jreCopy

2. Download and install the Eclipse snap package on your system, by typing:

$ sudo snap install --classic eclipseCopy

On successful installation of Eclipse, you should see the following output:

output

eclipse 2019-03 from Snapcrafters installedCopy

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Starting Eclipse

Now that Eclipse is installed on your Ubuntu system you can start it by clicking
on the Eclipse icon (Activities -> Eclipse):

When you start Eclipse for the first time, a window like the following will
appear asking you to select a Workspace directory:

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The default directory should be fine. Click Launch to proceed:

Conclusion

You have learned how to install Eclipse on your Ubuntu 18.04 machine. You
can now start working on your Java project.