Run the eclipse.exeprogram in the eclipse directory to launch the IDE: And if you want to have shortcuts on desktop and in Programs menu, you have to manually create them. Install Eclipse IDE by downloading a ZIP package:In this way, you download a zip/tar file for a specific package and extract the file on your computer. Here’s the link to download Eclipse Installer (64-bit):ĭownload 64-bit Eclipse InstallerNote that you need to choose a mirror site to download from. By restarting your computer it refreshes system memory and allows changes made by installers and uninstallers to take effect.Then the installer downloads and installs the selected package onto your computer.The benefit of using Eclipse Installer is that you can install any desktop package of Eclipse in one place, and it also creates shortcuts on desktop and Programs menu for you.

Now that you have finished installing eclipse restart your computer.

You may see the window like this, this is the Welcome window for Eclipse.

I like to choose my own workplace location and will place all my ToolsQA tutorial projects under it. You can choose whatever place you want for your workspace, but it's easiest to just use the default you're given.

Create a workspace folder where you will contain all the program files you create.

Now you will be able to launch Eclipse from your desktop. Note:(This step is not required, but it's strongly recommended.) Right-click the Eclipse Icon and press ' Send To' -> ' Desktop ( Create Shortcut)'. You can double click on the file to run Eclipse.

Since Eclipse IDE does not have any installer, there will be a file inside the Eclipse folder named eclipse.exe.

You may want to Extract the archive to the root of C: drive, thus creating the folder “ C:eclipse”, or just moved the extracted eclipse folder to the root of C: drive if you extracted it already.

Once you have downloaded the Eclipse archive you will need to Extract the zip file, which will create the unzipped Eclipse folder.

If your computer is a 64 bit Windows, select Windows 64 and if you have a 32 bit Windows, select Windows 32 bit.

For Windows users, you will have to know what type of version of your OS you have.You can run ' eclipse.exe' directly so you do not need to install Eclipse in your system. Download Eclipse for Java Developers, extract and save it in any drive.

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