Install Eclipse for java spring development on RHEL7

1. Download the Eclipse package over a terminal using the following command (risk of being changed).

$wget -c http://ftp.jaist.ac.jp/pub/eclipse/technology/epp/downloads/release/2020-12/R/eclipse-java-2020-12-R-linux-gtk-x86_64.tar.gz

2. Extract the Eclipse package to your desired directory (/opt).

$sudo tar -zxvf eclipse-java-2020–12-R-linux-gtk-x86_64.tar.gz -C /opt

3. Symlink the Eclipse executable to /usr/bin path so all users in your system can use Eclipse IDE.

$sudo ln -sf /opt/eclipse/eclipse /usr/bin/eclipse

4. Start Eclipse

$eclipse