Time for action – setting up the Eclipse environment

Eclipse is a Java-based application; it needs Java installed. Eclipse is distributed as a compressed archive and doesn't require an explicit installation step.

  1. To obtain Java, go to http://java.com and follow the instructions to download and install Java.

    Tip

    Note that Java comes in two flavors: a 32-bit installation and a 64-bit installation. If the running OS is 32-bit, then install the 32-bit JDK; alternatively, if the running OS is 64-bit, then install the 64-bit JDK.

  2. Running java -version should give output like this:
    java version "1.8.0_92"
Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 1.8.0_92-b14)
Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM (build 25.92-b14, mixed mode)
  3. Go to http://www.eclipse.org/downloads/ ...

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