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− | * [[#Install a JVM | Install a JDK or JRE]] -- minimum required level is 5.0. | + | * [[#Install a JVM | Install a JDK or JRE]] -- minimum required level is 1.4.2 for basic functionality, but some plugins require 5.0/1.5; for example [http://www.eclipse.org/mylyn Mylyn] and various [http://www.eclipse.org/webtools/ WTP] plugins. If you downloaded and installed the [http://www.eclipse.org/downloads/moreinfo/jee.php Java EE Developer package], you will definitely need Java 5 or JDK 1.5 to run it. |
* Get Eclipse: | * Get Eclipse: |
Revision as of 14:08, 25 September 2008
Installing Eclipse is relatively easy.
Contents
Install a JVM
- Regardless of your operating system, you will need to install some Java virtual machine.
- If using Windows, you may already have one installed, but upgrading won't hurt.
- If using Linux, read this -- GCJ will NOT work.
Eclipse 3.3 / Europa
- Install a JDK or JRE -- minimum required level is 1.4.2 for basic functionality, but some plugins require 5.0/1.5; for example Mylyn and various WTP plugins. If you downloaded and installed the Java EE Developer package, you will definitely need Java 5 or JDK 1.5 to run it.
- Get Eclipse:
- If installing on Linux, you can look for a package from your distro maintainter/repositories, but this is not supported by eclipse.org. If you encounter problems with such a bundle, please contact your distro maintainer.
- Otherwise, download an Eclipse SDK or Runtime Binary or a Europa Bundle, then unpack it and start it up.
Additional Plugins
To add other plugins, here's the general process.
- Start Update Manager.
Help > Software Updates > Find and Install... > (*) Search for new features > Next > [x] Europa Discovery Site > New Remote Site > add a new site > Finish |
- Expand the Europa Discovery site to resolve dependencies. Collapsed sites will not be searched.
- Select the feature(s) you want to install.
- Click the Select Required button to resolve missing dependencies.
- Install. Restart. Enjoy.
Eclipse 3.2 / Callisto
- Install a JDK or JRE -- minimum required level is 1.4.2.
- Get Eclipse:
- If installing on Linux, you can look for a package from your distro maintainter/repositories, but this is not supported by eclipse.org. If you encounter problems with such a bundle, please contact your distro maintainer.
- Otherwise, download an Eclipse SDK or Runtime Binary, then unpack it and start it up.
Additional Plugins
To add other plugins, here's the general process.
- Start Update Manager.
Help > Software Updates > Find and Install... > (*) Search for new features > Next > New Remote Site > add the new site: http://download.eclipse.org/callisto/releases/ > New Remote Site > add a new site > Finish |
- Select the projects &/or components you want to install.
- Expand the Callisto Updates site to resolve dependencies. Collapsed sites will not be searched.
- Select the feature(s) you want to install.
- Click the Select Required button to resolve missing dependencies.
- If it does not work, you will have to manually select dependencies.
- Install. Restart. Enjoy.