Getting Started with JBoss AS 7 - JBoss AS 7 Development - page 14

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Installing the Eclipse environment
The development environment used in this topic is Eclipse, known by Java deve-
lopers worldwide, and it contains a huge set of plugins to expand its functionalities.
Besides this, Eclipse is the first IDE that is compatible with the new application serv-
er.
So, let's move to the downloading page of Eclipse that is located at ht-
tp://www.eclipse.org .
From there, download the latest Enterprise Edition (at the time of this writing, it is
Version 4.2 and is also known as Juno ). The compressed package contains all the
Java EE plugins already installed and requires about 210 MB of disk space:
Once you have unzipped the previously downloaded file, you will see a folder named
eclipse . In that folder, you will find the Eclipse application (a big blue dot). It is re-
commended that you create a shortcut on the desktop to simplify the launching of
Eclipse. Note that, just as with JBoss AS, Eclipse does not have an installation pro-
cess. Once you have unzipped the file, you are done!
Installing JBoss Tools
The next step will be installing the JBoss AS plugin that is a part of the suite of plu-
gins named JBoss Tools. Installing new plugins in Eclipse is pretty simple; just follow
these steps:
1. From the menu, navigate to Help | Install New Software .
2. Then, click on the Add button where you will enter JBoss Tools' download
URL (along with a description) http://download.jboss.org/
jbosstools/updates/stable/juno/ :