THIS IS A TEST INSTANCE. ALL YOUR CHANGES WILL BE LOST!!!!
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
- Once you have all the prerequisites installed. Launch Eclipse from <Eclipse_Home>/eclipse.
- By default Eclipse will be launched with Java EE perspective.
- Select the servers tab as shown in the figure and select New->Server.
- On the next screen select Download Additional Server Adapters as shown in the figure.
- Select Geronimo V2.1 Server Adapter v2.1.2 adapter and select Next.
- Accept the license agreement and select Finish.
- Next screen will ask for confirmation. Select Ok. Once done Geronimo V2.1 server adapter will be downloaded and installed.
- Once the adapter is installed you will be prompted to restart the server. Select Yes.
Installing GEP using Eclipse update manager
- Once you have all the prerequisites installed. Launch Eclipse from <Eclipse_Home>/eclipse.
- By default Eclipse will be launched with Java EE perspective.
- Select Help->Software Updates.. from the menu.
- On the next screen select Available Software tab. Select Add Site.
- Copy and paste the following site to Add Site window and Select Ok.
http://apache.org/dist/geronimo/eclipse/updates/
- Expand http://apache.org/dist/geronimo/eclipse/updates/ and Select Geronimo v2.1 Server Adapter.
- Once done you have to wait a few seconds while Eclipse resolves dependencies.
- Once done Install window will pop up. Select Next.
- Accept the license and Select Finish.
- Installation will start and will take time few minutes. A progress window will display the jars being installed.
- Once GEP is installed you will be prompted to restart. Select yes.
Manual Installation
Using deployable.zip
- Download the package geronimo-eclipse-plugin-2.1.2-deployable.zip from http://apache.org/dist/geronimo/eclipse/2.1.2/.
- Once done unzip the package to your eclipse installation directory. You may get a prompt regarding file replacement. Select All.
- This will install GEP.
Verify GEP installation
- Select Help->About Eclipse Platform.
- You can see a G image in the About Eclipse Platform. This confirms the successful installation of GEP.