Developer Setup Linux

Linux is actively supported in jAER 1.5, thanks to the excellent libusb library.
Eclipse is the preferred and supported environment under Linux, as such, proceed as detailed in the Eclipse instructions to set it up.
NetBeans is also supported, if you prefer it to Eclipse.
On Linux, interaction with devices is realized through the libusb library, which means no special kernel drivers have to be compiled or installed. Usually no particular setup is required at all, other than ensuring the user running jAER has access to the device; which might involve installing udev rules. More information on that can be found near the end of the driver page.