Install (just extract the gz file to your home drive if you want) the version on the Eclipse web site, then create a file called eclipse.desktop and give it the following contents:
#!/usr/bin/env xdg-open [Desktop Entry] Version=1.0 Type=Application Terminal=false StartupNotify=true Icon=/home/mike/eclipse/icon.xpm Name=Eclipse Indigo 3.7 #Exec=env UBUNTU_MENUPROXY=0 <path-to-eclipse-install>/eclipse Exec=env /home/mike/eclipse/eclipse
making sure you put the correct path in the two places you need it (the execution path and the image path)




