install eclipse on ubuntu

install

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#download eclipse-jee-oxygen-R-linux-gtk-x86_64.tar.gz from www.eclipse.org
tar zxvf eclipse-jee-oxygen-R-linux-gtk-x86_64.tar.gz
mv eclipse /opt
/opt/eclipse/eclipse

create desktop configuration

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vi /usr/share/applications/eclipse.desktop

Name=Eclipse 4
Type=Application
Exec=/opt/eclipse/eclipse
Terminal=false
Icon=/opt/eclipse/icon.xpm
Comment=Integrated Development Environment
NoDisplay=false
Categories=Development;IDE;
Name[en]=Eclipse