The version of Eclipse to install is at Tested/Verified Tool Versions.
The easiest way to install eclipse is to get the Scala version of eclipse from the Scala IDE site.
If you want to configure Eclipse from a more basic installation with fewer built-in features, then the instructions below may be helpful
About Eclipse Versions
Note: some versions of Eclipse work well, others,.... not so much. Below is a table of known good/useful versions of Eclipse, the Scala IDE package, and SBT.
Please add to this table. Newer information at the top please.
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Known good: Mars.2 Release (4.5.2) Build id: 20160218-0600
http://www.eclipse.org/downloads/packages/eclipse-ide-java-ee-developers/mars2
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Known good: 4.4.0.v-2_11-201604010957-ff530d2
(However, best to just use the eclipse update site and let eclipse pull it down)
http://download.scala-ide.org/sdk/lithium/e44/scala211/stable/site
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known good: 0.13.8
http://www.scala-sbt.org/download.html
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Known good: Neon (4.6) Build id: Z20160511-1546
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Known good: 4.4.1.v-2_11-201605041057-92a3ed3
Use the Eclipse update site and let eclipse pull it down.
http://download.scala-ide.org/sdk/lithium/e44/scala211/stable/site
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Known good: 0.13.8
http://www.scala-sbt.org/download.html
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Known good: 4.4.1.v-2_11-201605041057-92a3ed3
Use the Eclipse update site and let eclipse pull it down.
http://download.scala-ide.org/sdk/lithium/e44/scala211/stable/site
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http://www.scala-sbt.org/download.html
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Follow the instructions below for specific platforms.
Windows:
- Go to: http://www.eclipse.org/
- You will be installing Eclipse IDE for Java EE Developers or Eclipse for Java Developers. Select the download link appropriate for your version of Windows (32-bit vs. 64-bit).
- Select the appropriate mirror and Save the file to your local machine making note of the location (default location is Downloads for Windows 7).
- At this point you should have a Zip archive containing the Eclipse files. Take note of where this file was saved as we will need it after we've installed 7-Zip.
- Please note that the Eclipse installation instructions recommend using 7-Zip to extract Eclipse.
- "Note that there is a known problem with the built-in decompression utility on all current versions of Windows. We recommend that you use a more robust decompression utility such as the open source 7zip when decompressing an Eclipse download. Some people report success when initially decompressing Eclipse into a root directory (e.g. c:\) and then moving it to a more appropriate home (e.g. c:\Program Files\Eclipse)"
- Download 7-Zip from http://www.7-zip.org/ for your appropriate version of Windows (x86 32-bit vs x64 64-bit).
- When the download has completed, run the executable.
- A dialog should pop-up. Follow the prompts to complete installation.
- Now that we have 7-Zip, we need to navigate to the location where the Eclipse zip file was saved.
- Right-click the Eclipse zip file Select 7-Zip -> Extract Here
- Your current directory should now contain a folder titled "eclipse". You may copy this folder to a more convenient location such as "C:\Program Files\Eclipse" or another location of your choosing.
- Once you're satisfied with the location of your "eclipse" folder, open it.
- Right-click the eclipse application and select Pin to Start Menu. OR select Create Shortcut and place the shortcut on your Desktop.
- You should now be able to run Eclipse from your Start Menu or Desktop.
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