How to install Eclipse plugin from .zip? I have installed plugins by choosing the site and then check but never from .zip. Can anybody help?
Copy the features and plugins from the unzipped PyDev plugin to the dropins folder. Restart Eclipse and open the PyDev perspective to verify that Pydev plugin has successfully installed. Now that the PyDev plugin is installed, let’s create a Python Hello World project to validate that our IDE is ready to crunch Python code. Locating and Installing Plug-ins. From within the Eclipse IDE, you can search the market place by using the Eclipse Marketplace dialog which can be invoked by clicking on the Help menu and selecting Eclipse Marketplace. In the screenshot above, to install PyDev-Python IDE for Eclipse.
DamirDamir
9 Answers
It depends on what the zip contains. Take a look to see if it got content.jar and artifacts.jar. If it does, it is an archived updated site. Install from it the same way as you install from a remote site.
If the zip doesn't contain content.jar and artifacts.jar, go to your Eclipse install's dropins directory, create a subfolder (name doesn't matter) and expand your zip into that folder. Restart Eclipse.
Konstantin KomissarchikKonstantin Komissarchik
1.makesure your .zip file is an valid Eclipse Plugin
Note:
- that means: your .zip file contains folders
features
andplugins
, like this: - for new version Eclipse Plugin, it may also include another two files
content.jar
,artifacts.jar
, example:
but this is not important for the plugin,
the most important is the folders
features
and plugins
which contains the necessary xxx.jar,
for example:
2.for valid Eclipse Plugin .zip file, you have two methods to install it
(1) auto install
Help -> Install New Software -> Add -> Archive
then choose your .zip file
example:
(2) manual install
- uncompress .zip file -> got folders
features
andplugins
- copy them into the root folder of Eclipse, which already contains
features
andplugins
- restart Eclipse, then you can see your installed plugin's settings in
Window -> Preferences
for more detailed explanation, can refer my post (written in Chinese):
crifancrifan
This is the easiest way that I found to install a plugin locally at eclipse -
My GodMy God
Seen here. You can unzip and
Clicking Local will prefix your location fith file:/C:/etc/folder
You can Click archive instead and select your zip, as suggested in the second popular question. It will prefix with jar://path.zip but it is not accepted by Eclipse itself. So, I used the plain folder solution.
ValVal
The accepted answer from Konstantin worked, but there were a few additional steps. After restarting Eclipse, you still have to go into software updates, find your newly available software, check the box(es) for it, and click the 'install' button. Then it'll prompt you to restart again and only then will you see your new views or functionality.
Additionally, you can check the 'Error Log' view for any problems with your new plugin that eclipse is complaining about.
johntrepreneurjohntrepreneur
To install the plug-in, unzip the file into the Eclipse installation directory (or the plug-in directory depending on how the plug-in is packaged). The plug-in will not appear until you have restarted your workspace (Reboot Eclipse).
the magnificentthe magnificent
If you are reading this because you are getting error while updating from the 'Install new Software' menu, then you need to do this
- Go to the location from where you want to update ex. http://update.eclemma.org/
- Download everything in the same order just as it is on site (every folder)
- Go to 'Install new software', but instead of pasting the url of site paste the location of your harddrive where you downloaded the contents
please note: add the suffix file:/// to the location
ex. file:///C:/Users/harry/Downloads/eclox/
ex. file:///C:/Users/harry/Downloads/eclox/
Maybe not the best solution but this gets the work done :)
HarryHarry
Add to Criffan's answer,
2.for valid Eclipse Plugin .zip file, you have two method to install it(1) auto install
In here when you are trying to install the plugin,sometimes it will give an error like Dialog appears when trying to add plugin
we have to un tick group Items by Category in the details tab.Then it will work well.
SitharaSithara
Download the plugin, extract it inside eclipse/dropins folder and restart your Eclipse IDE. You may require to pass --clean along with eclipse command
Anil AgrawalAnil Agrawal
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Here you will find information to guide you in installing the Umple Eclipse Plug-in, in order to develop systems using Umple.
Eclipse is not the only way to use Umple. You can also use Umple Online or a plain text editor and a command-line version of Umple. However using the Eclipse editor will enable you to make fewer errors (because you will have syntax assist) and to compile large, complex Umple systems. The Eclipse-based Umple Editor does not yet, however have a graphical UML editor for Umple; for that capability, you will have to use Umple Online
Step 0: Prerequisite: Java
To compile code with Umple you need the Java Runtime Environment and Java Development Kit. On some operating systems, this comes already installed. On Mac OS X, if it is not installed, you will be prompted to install it when you attempt to run a Java application such as Eclipse:
If you do not yet have Java installed You can download the JRE and JDK from: http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/downloads/index.html
It is recommended that regardless of what version of Java you currently have, you update to the latest Java SE 8. Simply download it and install.
Step 1: Downloading and running correct version of Eclipse
NOTE: It is possible to develop with Umple without Eclipse, and to do everything from the command line. If you want to do that, you can visit http://dl.umple.org and download only the command line compiler.
To set up Eclipse for Umple, download, install and run the latest version of Eclipse with modelling tools from http://eclipse.org/downloads/.
You will need to obtain 64 bit Eclipse if you have 64 bit Java, or 32 bit Eclipse if you have 32 bit Java.
The instructions below apply to the latest Eclipse as of October 2016, although they may still work in earlier Eclipse versions.
When you initially run eclipse you will be prompted to choose a workspace. This is simply the location at which you would like to save all your projects now and in the future. (If you are planning to modify umple itself, then see DevelopmentSetUp for suggestions regarding this)
Step 2: Using the Umple Update Site to install the Eclipse plugin automatically
PREREQUISITE: Eclipse Modeling tools running, as described above.
This option to install Umple allows you to automatically get Umple updates into your Eclipse installation.
- Open the Install New Software dialog (Help -> Install New Software)
- Add the Umple update site: http://cruise.eecs.uottawa.ca/org.cruise.umple.eclipse.plugin.update.site
- The dialog will prompt you to name the site; call it Umple Plugin
- Now that you have added the Umple update site, select the following features from the Umple update site: Umple Eclipse Plugins -> Umple plugin
- Click Next.
- Review the items to be installed, accept any agreements, and click Finish.
- Acknowledge that you trust the security certificate and Click OK.
- Accept to restart Eclipse to make the changes effective.
- Now, you should see Umple Menu
To try out Umple, here are some steps (this is largely for those new to Eclipse)
- When you first start Eclipse, you will see Package Explorer on your left. Bring up the contextual menu in this, and select 'New / Project...'
- Within the New Project dialog, select 'General', then under this 'Project', then 'Next>'
- Give the project a name and click finish.
- Now, in the contextual menu of the new project select 'Import...'
- Pick a source of Umple files from the dialog that appears. For example, if you want to pick them from the file system, use 'General' and 'File System' then browse to a directory and pick the directory. If you do not have any Umple files yet created, you can make one and call it Test.ump, and put the code 'class X{}' inside it. There are many examples of Umple at http://examples.umple.org
- To edit Umple files, select a file and double-click, or choose Open With / Umple Editor. If you see a prompt 'Do you want to add the Xtext nature to the project' then indicate 'yes'.
- To compile Umple files, click on one of the .ump files, and select the red 'Compile Umple' icon (a little red 'U') in the toolbar. You will see Java code created in your project. If you get an error, create an empty '.classpath' file in your umple directory if none exists.
It should create a file called X.java
You want to become a developer of Umple?
If you want to contribute changes to Umple you would now want to look at page DevelopmentSetUp to learn how to edit and compile Umple itself.
Problems?
If you have problems, consult the Umple user manual and other pages in this wiki. You should also consult the list of issues to see if you have encountered a known problem. If all else fails, send a message to the Umple Help mailing list.
##Manual Installation
Step 2 (Alternative) Manually installing the needed components for Umple
PREREQUISITE: latest Eclipse with Modeling tools running, as described above.
NOTE: We recommend installing the plugin through our update site. You will be able to get the latest version of the plugin automatically when it is available.
- Download the latest archive plugin here.
- Select Help -> Install New Software .. from your Eclipse IDE.
- Click on the Add button and then write
Umple Plugin
for the name and then select the file you just downloaded through the button Archive...
- Click OK and the check 'Umple Eclipse Plugins' and 'Umple Plugin'.
- Click Next two times and then accept the license.
- Once you are done, restart the Eclipse and you should see the Umple menu in your Eclipse.
- Verify that little red U icons appear at the top of the main panel. If they do not appear, then the plugin must be incompatible. Please contact us for help, giving details of the Eclipse version, the Java version, and the operating system version.