I want to update my eclipse installation, but keeping my plugins and configurations. Is it possible doing it just replacing the files downloaded with the zip file?
I'm looking to correct some errors and improve performance.
Thanks in advance.
This is not possible, but you can
directly update your existing Eclipse IDE or
install the plug-ins from the old installation into the new installation: File > Import: Install > From Existing Installation
I managed to upgrade it, just using the eclipse installer and installing on the current folder, now I'm testing the new installation to verify if everything is ok.
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I am trying to install hadoop plugin for eclipse oxygen ... but am not able to make it work properly.. i am not getting any option to create a map reduce project .. can some one please let me know how to go abt installing the hadoop eclipse plugin ? I am unable to use the install new software feature - I have downloaded the hadoop-eclipse-plugin-2.6.0.jar but am not able to install the same as that is giving me an error sayin no site exists that this location. Also, copying the plugin at the eclipse/plugin folder doesn't work either ?
Please help!
Copy it to the dropins folder of your Eclipse installation directory.
See also: Eclipse help - The dropins folder and supported file layouts
How can I migrate my eclipse and plugins from my computer to my laptop?
My eclipse has an ADT and Android plugins and I dunno if it works to copy only the eclipse folder.
Just copy the eclipse folder. But some configurations will get lost because they are made per workspace. So you might also want to copy a workspace.
Copying the Eclipse folder should work. Try it.
Having said that, when I'm in the same situation I usually just do a reinstall of Eclipse - it doesn't take long assuming you have a fast network connection and it's a good opportunity to get a clean install with all the latest plugin versions.
I found it tedious to reinstall all the plugin every time upgrade the eclipse.
This is the best option I've found so far. Dropins directories work, but they're a pain to maintain, because Eclipse wants to install new plug-ins in the Eclipse directory.
I. To transfer your list of update sites:
Run your old Eclipse one last time
Go to Window->Preferences->Install/Update->Available Software Sites
Select all update sites (click on one, then Ctrl-A), click Export, save the file somewhere
Run your new Eclipse, select your workspace
Go to Window->Preferences->Install/Update->Available Software Sites
Click Import, choose the file from step 3
II. To copy across your old plug-ins:
In the new Eclipse, select File->Import->Install->From Existing Installation
Select your old eclipse directory, eg ~/apps/eclipse-jee-indigo-SR1-linux-gtk-x86_64/eclipse/
Select the plug-ins/features you want to install, click Finish
When it finishes, you can archive/delete your old Eclipse directory
In the latest Eclipse, you can keep all previously-installed plugins by running Eclipse, selecting File → Import…, continuing with Install → From Existing Installation, and then selecting the older Eclipse’s path.
You can install plugins into an external directory like this. I don't think there is a way to keep plugins installed from inside Eclipse.
Import and Export of plugins can be used to keep all the installed plugins.
Plug-in Export
Plug-in Import
Is this possible to download GWT plugins for eclipse separately ( without downloading with eclipse directly ) ?
because i need to install it on multiple eclipse on multiple pc and I want to archive it for future needs.
I want to paste it in dropins folder in eclipse later.
Regards
Here you go:
http://code.google.com/eclipse/docs/install-from-zip.html
Prepare one eclipse installation the way you like using the standard update sites.
Then you can archive this installation by just copying the eclipse folder and zipping it away somewhere.
To install a new eclipse just take the archive and unzip it on the target system.
With this you have the advantage of still having the automatic updates for the different installations.
We have a custom plug-in. That is, the company where I'm working developed it in house.
I would like to install it as an available plug-in in Eclipse Ganymede. How do I do that?
From what I can figure out, the Eclipse software install only supports installation from Eclipse software update sites.
I went to Help -> Install New Software... -> Add -> Local...
to browse to a folder containing the plug-in. Although the dialog lets me add the directory as an update site, it doesn't work. It expects that directory to be a local Eclipse update site (I think). I get the error
No repository found at file:/G:/TOOLS/...
Next I just copied the plug-in into the plug-in directory under my Eclipse installation. That didn't work either. I also tried copying it into the dropins directory. No dice.
Can anyone enlighten me how to install a plug-in that's not on an "update" site?
Thanks in advance....
Usually an Eclipse plug-in packaged as zip file is install by extracting it into the Eclipse installation directory (or the plugins directory depending on how it is packaged, as it can also extract files in features directory).
Next restart Eclipse with the --clean option.
Did you check the Eclipse error log? Maybe the bundle is failing to deploy for some reason.
Otherwise, create a Feature and Update Site for your plugin as described here. An update site can either be a remote http server (SVN even), or a local directory. The nice thing is that you'll get versioning and the ability to upgrade and uninstall from inside Eclipse. It also makes things easier once your plugin grows into several plugins because they can be bundled together into a single, versioned feature.