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=== Installing Java for use with Eclipse ===
 
=== Installing Java for use with Eclipse ===
* You need Java - Sun or IBM versions (not Linux's GCJ)
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* Eclipse needs at least a Java Runtime Engine (JRE) to function.
** See [http://wiki.eclipse.org/FAQ_Where_do_I_get_and_install_Eclipse%3F Eclipse installation FAQ] under "Installing Java" for more information.  [http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/downloads/index-jdk5-jsp-142662.html JRE 5.0] will probably work fine.
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** You need the Sun or IBM versions of Java (not Linux's GCJ)
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** Java 1.5 or higher is needed.  (Note that "Java 1.5" is the same as "JRE 5.0")
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** See [http://wiki.eclipse.org/FAQ_Where_do_I_get_and_install_Eclipse%3F Eclipse installation FAQ] under "Installing Java" for more information.   
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** Quick link: [http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/downloads/index-jdk5-jsp-142662.html JRE 5.0] will probably work fine.

Revision as of 16:26, 18 October 2010

Installing Java for use with Eclipse

  • Eclipse needs at least a Java Runtime Engine (JRE) to function.
    • You need the Sun or IBM versions of Java (not Linux's GCJ)
    • Java 1.5 or higher is needed. (Note that "Java 1.5" is the same as "JRE 5.0")
    • See Eclipse installation FAQ under "Installing Java" for more information.
    • Quick link: JRE 5.0 will probably work fine.

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