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Install the developer tools from downloaded installation files


Overview

We can install WebSphere Application Server Developer Tools for Eclipse into an existing Eclipse workbench from installation files that we downloaded to your computer.

To install the Liberty profile developer tools, you require:

See Install the Liberty profile developer tools and application-serving environment.


Install the developer tools from downloaded installation files

  1. If wer computer will not be connected to the Internet during the installation, download and install prerequisite Eclipse files before installing WAS Developer Tools for Eclipse.

    1. Download the following files for the version of Eclipse IDE for Java EE Developers:

    2. For each compressed file that we downloaded in the previous step, extract the contents of the file into the eclipse directory of your Eclipse IDE for Java EE Developers.

      Ensure that you preserve the structure of the extracted contents.

      We can overwrite any files that have the same name.

      For example, if your eclipse directory is located in the file path...

        C:/eclipse-jee-juno-SR2-win32/

      ...then extract the contents of each file into the directory...

        C:/eclipse-jee-juno-SR2-win32/

      When you are finished, the extracted files will be in the existing directories of your Eclipse IDE:

      • eclipse

          C:\eclipse-jee-juno-SR2-win32\eclipse

      • eclipse\plugins

          C:\eclipse-jee-juno-SR2-win32\eclipse\plugins

      • eclipse\features

          C:\eclipse-jee-juno-SR2-win32\eclipse\features

    3. From a command line, restart your Eclipse IDE for Java EE Developers using the -clean option.

      For example...

        C:\eclipse-jee-juno-SR2-win32\eclipse\eclipse.exe -clean

  2. Download the .zip file of IBM WAS Developer Tools for Eclipse

  3. Start your Eclipse IDE for Java EE Developers workbench and click...

      Help | Install new software | Available Software | Add | Archive

  4. Browse to the location of the .zip file of IBM WebSphere Application Server Developer Tools for Eclipse.

    Select the file and then click Open.

  5. In the list of results, select...

      IBM WebSphere Application Server Developer Tools for Eclipse v8.5

    If we do not want to install all features, expand the node and select the features to install.

    We can install the following features:

    Feature Description
    Dojo Toolkit (optional) Web 2.0 applications.
    OSGi Application Development Tools OSGi-based applications and bundles
    Web Development Tools HTML5, CSS3, Dojo Toolkit, Servlet 3.0 and JSP 2.2.
    WebSphere Application Server V7.0 Tools Tools for developing WAS V7.0.
    WebSphere Application Server V8.0 Tools Tools for developing WAS V8.0.
    WebSphere Application Server V8.5 - Liberty Profile Tools for developing WAS V8.5 - Liberty Profile
    WebSphere Application Server V8.5 Tools Tools for developing WAS V8.5.

  6. Click Next.

    During the installation, a Security Warning dialog box might open and display the following message:

      Warning: You are installing software containing unsigned content. The authenticity or validity of this software cannot be established. Do to continue with the installation?

    We can safely ignore the message and click OK to continue.

  7. When the installation process completes, restart the workbench.

Configure the installation.


Parent topic: Install the Liberty profile developer tools and application-serving environment