We will be using Eclipse Ganymede and Sun JDK 6.0+ for the illustration. Geronimo Eclipse Plugin(GEP) can be installed using the following options

Installing GEP within WTP

1. Once you have all the prerequisites installed. Launch Eclipse from <Eclipse_Home>/eclipse.
2. By default Eclipse will be launched with Java EE perspective.
3. Select the servers tab as shown in the figure and select New->Server.
   
   
   
   
   
   
4. On the next screen select Download Additional Server Adapters as shown in the figure.
   
   
   
   
   
   
5. Select Geronimo V2.1 Server Adapter v2.1.2 adapter and select Next.
   
   
   
   
   
   
6. Accept the license agreement and select Finish.
   
   
   
   
   
   
7. Next screen will ask for confirmation. Select Ok. Once done Geronimo V2.1 server adapter will be downloaded and installed.
   
   
   
   
   
   
8. Once the adapter is installed you will be prompted to restart the server. Select Yes.
   
   
   
   
   
   

Installing GEP using Eclipse update manager

Manual Installation

Using deployable.zip

Using updatesite.zip