In general eclipse for java ee developers will be sufficient.

What are you developing?

I develop in java and php.....so that's what I use.

Mike
On Nov 5, 2014 5:59 PM, <joe@actionline.com> wrote:

> How can I determine which eclipse option to install on my Linux system?
>
> When I go to the Linux Mint synaptic package repository and search for
> eclipse, I see a list of about 50 files as shown in this jpg:
> http://www.upquick.com/temp/synaptic.eclipse.jpg ... How could anyone
> know which of all these file(s) should be installed?
>
> When I visit: https://www.eclipse.org/downloads/
> I see all these options:
>
> Eclipse Luna (4.4.1) Release for Linux
> - Eclipse IDE for Java Developers
> The essential tools for any Java developer, including a Java IDE,
> a CVS client, Git client, XML Editor, Mylyn, Maven integration. Linux 32
> Bit
> - Eclipse IDE for Java EE Developers
> - Eclipse IDE for C/C++ Developers
> - Eclipse for PHP Developers
> - Eclipse IDE for Eclipse Committers 4.4.1
> - Eclipse IDE for Java and DSL Developers
> - Eclipse IDE for Java and Report Developers
> - Eclipse Modeling Tools
> - Eclipse for Parallel Application Developers
> - Eclipse for Testers
> - Eclipse for RCP and RAP Developers
> - Eclipse for Scout Developers
>
> How would anyone know which one to choose?
>
> When I type 'eclipse' at the command line, I see this:
>
> The program 'eclipse' is currently not installed.
> You can install it by typing:
> sudo apt-get install eclipse-platform
>
> Which of these myriad options should I choose?
>
>
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