CentOS 7: Install Eclipse CDT for C/C++ development

This article will describe installing Eclipse CDT.

1 Install Eclipse

Install packages for running Eclipse CDT.

$ sudo yum group install -y "Development and Creative Workstation"

Download Eclipse installer.

$ URL=https://www.eclipse.org/downloads/download.php
$ ECLIPSE=/oomph/epp/oxygen/R/eclipse-inst-linux64.tar.gz
$ MIRROR=1
$ wget -q -O eclipse-inst-linux64.tar.gz "${URL}?file=${ECLIPSE}&mirror_id=${MIRROR}"
$ tar zxf eclipse-inst-linux64.tar.gz

Run Eclipse installer.

$ ./eclipse-installer/eclipse-inst

Select "Eclipse IDE for C/C++ Developers".

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Decide install directory and press "INSTALL".

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Accept license with pressing "Accept".

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Accept download URL certificates with pressing "Select All" and "Accept selected".

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Eclipse installation is completed. Pressing "LAUNCH" runs Eclipse.

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You can remove Eclipse installer.

$ rm -rf eclipse-inst-linux64.tar.gz eclipse-installer

2 Run Eclipse

Run the following command.

$ ./eclipse/cpp-oxygen/eclipse/eclipse

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