- Open a text editor
- Copy and paste the following text into the editor:
[Desktop Entry]
Version=1.0
Name=Eclipse
Comment=Java IDE<br>Type=Application
Categories=Development;IDE;
Exec=/home/{username}/Programs/eclipse/eclipse<br>Terminal=false
StartupNotify=true
Icon=/home/{username}/Programs/eclipse/icon.xpm
Name[en_US]=Eclipse
- Update any paths if you extracted Eclipse to a different location
- Save the file as eclipse.desktop in /home/{username}/.local/share/applications/
- Reboot your machine
- Search for Eclipse
- Drag and drop the Eclipse icon to the launcher