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Eclipse Indigio - Download and Installation

1. Go to the Eclipse download site .  For and from the left hand panel, select Indigo Packages .  From the list of Indigo downloads, find and click on entry for Eclipse IDE for Java EE Developers and click-on the OS version (Windows, Mac or Linux) that you want to download.
2. In the right-hand panel (titled: Download Links), select the OS version that you want (e.g. Windows, Mac or Linux 32 bit or 64 bit).
3. Select a Mirror and save the downloaded file on your workstation.
4. Unzip/untar the downloaded file to any directory of your choice.

Eclipse Indigo - Java JDK installation and configuration

1. Run Eclipse.  Go to Window > Preferences.
   From the Selection, expand Java and select Installed JREs.
   
2. Click the Add button and select Standard VM.
   
   When satisfied that everything is correct, click Next.
3. Click the Directory button and go to the directory where you installed the Java JDK.
   You should have panel similar to the following:
   
   When satisfied that everything is correct, click Finish.
4. Select the JDK that you just installed.
   
   When satisfied that everything is correct, click OK.
   

   Java JDK installation and configuration for Eclipse is now complete.

Eclipse Indigo - Subversion installation and configuration

1. Run Eclipse.  Go into Help > Install New Software and the following panel will be displayed:
   
2. From the Work With dropdown list, select Indigo - http://download.eclipse.org/releases/indigo .
   In the Selection box, select Collaboration as shown below.
   
   When satisfied that everything is correct, click Next.
3. Review the panel.
   
   When satisfied that everything is correct, click Next.
4. Accept the Licenses.
   
   When satisfied that everything is correct, click Finish.
5. When the following panel is display,
   
   Click Restart Now.
6. As shown below, select SVN Kit 1.3.5
   
   When satisfied that everything is correct, click Finish.
7. Verify that the Install entries have be selected as shown below.
   
   When satisfied that everything is correct, click Next.
8. Review the panel.
   
   When satisfied that everything is correct, click Next.
9. Accept the Licenses.
   
   When satisfied that everything is correct, click Finish.
10. When the following panel is display,
    
    Click Restart Now.
    

    Subversion installation and configuration for Eclipse is now complete.

Eclipse Indigo - Tomcat 7 server installation and configuration

1. Run Eclipse.  Go to Window > Show View > Servers.
   
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2. Right click anywhere within the servers View (as shown below) and select New > Server.
   
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3. In the Define a New Server panel, expand Apache (as shown below) and select Tomcat v7.0 Server.
   
   Change the Server name: to indicate the version of Tomcat that you have installed.
   In this example, the installed version of Tomcat is version 7.0.29.
   
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   When you are satisfied that everything is correct, click Next.

4. In the Tomcat Server panel, click the Browse button and select the location of your Tomcat installation.
   In this example, the Tomcat installation is at:

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   C:\Program Files\Apache Software Foundation\apache-tomcat-7.0.29

   From the JRE: dropdown list, select the JRE that you had previously installed.
   In this example, the previously installed JRE is jdk1.6.0_27.
   
   Your Tomcat Server panel should now look similar to the following:
   
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   When you are satisfied that everything is correct, click Finish.

5. Your Servers View should now be similar to the following:
   
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   Right click on the Tomcat entry in the Servers View and select Open.
   
   The Tomcat Overview panel will be displayed as shown below.
   
   In the Server Locations:  select the Use Tomcat installation (takes control of Tomcat installation) radio button.
   In the Server Locations:  change the Deploy path from wtpwebapps to webapps.
   
   Your Overview panel should now look similar to the following:
   
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   Save all the changes that you have made to the Overview panel.
   Saving the changes to the Overview panel must be done before continuing.

6. Again, in the Overview panel under the General Information section, click on the Open launch configuration link and select the (x)= Arguments tab.
   
   The Edit launch configuration properties panel should look as follows:
   
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   Add the following to the VM argumentsdialog box:

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   -Xmx1024m –Xms1024m -XX:MaxPermSize=1024m

   Note
   If tomcat fails to start, change the above settings to: Code Block -Xmx512m –Xms512m -XX:MaxPermSize=512m

   The above additions to the VM arguments will help to prevent PermGen errors.
   
   The Edit launch configuration properties panel should look as follows:
   
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   When you are satisfied that everything is correct, click Apply, then click OK.
   
   Save and close the Overview panel.

7. In the Servers View, right click on the Tomcat server and select Start as shown below:
   
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8. After the Tomcat server has started, open a Web Browser and enter the following URL:

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   http://localhost:8080/manager/html

   When prompted, enter the manager-gui username and password that you had selected when you installed the Tomcat Server.
   
   If everything was done correctly, you should now have the following displayed in you browser:
   
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   Tomcat 7 server installation and configuration for Eclipse is now complete.

Eclipse Indigo - Maven installation and configuration

1. Run Eclipse.  Go to Window > Preferences.
   From the Selection, expand Maven and select Installations.
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   Click the Add... button.
2. Navigate to the external Maven installation directory.
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   When satisfied that everything is correct, click OK.
3. Verify that the External installation of Maven is selected.
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   When satisfied that everything is correct, click the Apply button then click the OK.
   

   Maven installation and configuration for Eclipse is now complete.