How to update Eclipse 3.5.2 to 3.6.2?

There is an German article that describes how to package your own Eclipse. I just summarize it.

  1. Install build tools:

    sudo apt-get install fakeroot dpkg-dev debhelper unp

  2. Prepare directory:

    mkdir eclipse-platform
    
  3. Download eclipse and unpack it:

    unp eclipse-platform-3.6.2-linux-gtk-x86_64.tar.gz
    mkdir -p eclipse-platform/usr/lib
    mv eclipse eclipse-platform/usr/lib/eclipse
    
  4. Now some commands for the scripting:

    mkdir -p eclipse-platform/usr/bin
    nano eclipse-platform/usr/bin/eclipse
    
  5. Paste this content:

    #!/bin/sh
    export UBUNTU_MENUPROXY=0
    exec /usr/lib/eclipse/eclipse "$@"
    
  6. Make it executable:

    chmod +x eclipse-platform/usr/bin/eclipse
    
  7. Now the Desktop entry:

    mkdir -p eclipse-platform/usr/share/applications
    nano eclipse-platform/usr/share/applications/eclipse.desktop
    

    with following content

    [Desktop Entry]
    Encoding=UTF-8
    Type=Application
    Name=Eclipse
    Exec=eclipse
    Terminal=false
    Icon=/usr/lib/eclipse/icon.xpm
    Comment=Eclipse Integrated Development Environment
    Categories=Development;IDE;
    
  8. A control File

    mkdir eclipse-platform/DEBIAN
    nano eclipse-platform/DEBIAN/control
    

    with the content

    Package: eclipse-platform
    Version: 3.6.2-1
    Architecture: amd64
    Maintainer: YourName
    Depends: openjdk-6-jre | sun-java6-jre
    Section: devel
    Priority: optional
    Description: Eclipse IDE, static-linked, minimal plugins.
    
  9. Now you can build a package and install it into your system

     fakeroot dpkg -b eclipse-platform eclipse-platform_3.6.2-1_amd64.deb
     sudo dpkg -i eclipse-platform_3.6.2-1_amd64.deb
    
  10. Done! With this you can install your own eclipse the debian way.


You need to download Eclipse 3.6 from the official site, there is no PPA available.