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I had a project that called for developing around Java SE 6, and I needed to set up a development environment from the past. This is a guide on installing JDK6 and Eclipse Kepler on Arch Linux.

Prepare the Environment¶

• Make sure the system is up to date:
  

  sudo pacman -Syu
  

• Install JRE6 and JDK6:
  

  yaourt -S jre6 jdk6
  

Install Eclipse¶

• Download Eclipse Kepler from http://www.eclipse.org/downloads/

• Extract Eclipse to /opt:
  

  sudo tar xzf eclipse-java-kepler-SR2-linux-gtk-x86_64.tar.gz -C /opt
  

• Create a desktop file:
  

  sudo nano /usr/share/applications/eclipse.desktop
  

  • ANd add the following:
    

    [Desktop Entry]
    Name=Eclipse 
    Type=Application
    Exec=eclipse
    Terminal=false
    Icon=eclipse
    Comment=Integrated Development Environment
    NoDisplay=false
    Categories=Development;IDE;
    Name[en]=Eclipse
    

• Give the desktop file permission to be executed, run:
  

  sudo chmod +x /usr/share/applications/eclipse.desktop
  

• Update the menu desktop files:
  

  sudo desktop-file-install /usr/share/applications/eclipse.desktop
  

• Create a symlink for the executable:
  

  cd /usr/local/bin
  sudo ln -s /opt/eclipse/eclipse
  

• Add the eclipse icon:
  

  sudo cp /opt/eclipse/icon.xpm /usr/share/pixmaps/eclipse.xpm
  

Install Maven¶

The last maven release to support Java SE 6 was 3.2.5.

• Download maven 3.2.5:
  

  wget https://archive.apache.org/dist/maven/maven-3/3.2.5/binaries/apache-maven-3.2.5-bin.tar.gz
  

• Extract maven to /opt:
  

  tar xzf apache-maven-3.2.5-bin.tar.gz -C /opt
  

• Edit the .bashrc file:
  

  nano ~/.bashrc
  

  • And add the following:
    

    export PATH=/opt/apache-maven-3.2.5/bin/:$PATH
    

• Apply the changes to .bashrc"
  

  source ~/.bashrc
  

• Check that maven was installed correctly:
  

  mvn -version
  

Resources¶

• https://askubuntu.com/questions/337281/installing-eclipse-kepler
• https://stackoverflow.com/questions/36141186/what-version-of-maven-is-compatible-with-java-6