PDT/Installation

Installing PDT is relatively easy.

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.

• Consider an IBM JDK or a Sun JDK -- GCJ will NOT work. See below for minimum requirements.

PDT All-In-One

The simplest way to install PDT is via an All-In-One bundle, if one exists for your platform (OS, WS, architecture).

• Install a JDK or JRE -- minimum required level is 5.0.

• Download an All-In-One bundle, then unpack it and start it up.

If there is no All-In-One for your platform, try one of the options below.

Eclipse 3.3 / Europa / PDT 1.0

• Install a JDK or JRE -- minimum required level is 5.0.

• 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 the Europa JEE Bundle, then unpack it and start it up.

• Start Update Manager.

Help > Software Updates > Find and Install... > (*) Search for new features > Next > [x] Europa Discovery Site > New Remote Site > add the new site: http://download.eclipse.org/tools/pdt/updates/ > Finish

• Expand the Europa Discovery site to resolve dependencies. Collapsed sites will not be searched.

• Select the PDT feature(s) you want to install.

• Click the Select Required button to resolve missing dependencies.

• Install. Restart. Enjoy.

Eclipse 3.2 / Callisto / PDT 0.7

• 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.

• 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 the new site: http://download.eclipse.org/tools/pdt/updates/ > 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 PDT 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.

• If that doesn't work, start over, but add more update sites. Can't find a given dependency? Try here or here.

• Install. Restart. Enjoy.