Eclipse Installation and Configuration

Quick Links to:

1. Go to the Eclipse download site.  For the list of downloads, find and click on*Eclipse IDE for Java EE Developers*.
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. In your ${user.home} directory, create an eclipse directory and unzip/untar the downloaded file to the ${user.home}/eclipse directory.