Chapter 1. Installing CodeReady Studio in Eclipse
CodeReady Studio for Eclipse packages the CodeReady Studio plug-ins for your existing Eclipse instance. You can either install CodeReady Studio from the Eclipse Marketplace when you are online or use the Update Site Zip to install it when you are offline. Installing CodeReady Studio from the Eclipse Marketplace is referred to as BYOE (Bring Your Own Eclipse).
1.1. Installing CodeReady Studio in Eclipse when online
CodeReady Studio BYOE is available to install from Eclipse Marketplace when you are online.
If anytime before or during the installation, you are asked about selecting additional features to install, you may select Fuse Tooling to use the Fuse tooling features after the installation is complete.
Procedure
To install CodeReady Studio BYOE from Eclipse Marketplace, take the following steps:
- Start Eclipse SimRel 2018-09 GA.
- Click Help > Eclipse Marketplace, locate Red Hat CodeReady Studio 12.13 GA, and click Install.
- Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation process.
During the installation process, if you receive warnings about installing unsigned content, review the details of the content and if satisfied, click OK to continue with the installation.
After the installation is complete, you are prompted to restart Eclipse. Click Yes to restart immediately and No if you need to save any unsaved changes to open projects. Note that the IDE changes do not take effect until Eclipse is restarted.
1.2. Installing CodeReady Studio in Eclipse when offline
You need the Update Site Zip to install CodeReady Studio in Eclipse in the offline mode. Alternatively, you can also use an installer downloaded on your system instead of the Update Site Zip to install CodeReady Studio in Eclipse when Offline. Note that the Target Platform Zip contains the features on which CodeReady Studio depends. It also contains the sources of all the included plugins. You can download the Target Platform Zip from https://devstudio.redhat.com/12/stable/updates/.
- You must first be online to download the .zip file before proceeding to install CodeReady Studio in Eclipse in the offline mode.
- If anytime before or during the installation, you are asked about selecting additional features to install, you may select Fuse Tooling to use the Fuse tooling features after the installation is complete.
Procedure
To install CodeReady Studio in Eclipse in offline mode, take the following steps:
- Download the Red Hat CodeReady Studio 12.13 Update Site Zip from https://devstudio.redhat.com/12/stable/updates/.
- Start Eclipse SimRel 2018-09 GA.
- Click Help > Install New Software.
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In the Work with field, enter the path of the
Update Site Zipfile. Alternatively, click Add and click Archive to locate the file. - From the table of components, select Red Hat CodeReady Studio 12 - Bring Your Own Eclipse and click Next.
- Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation process.
During the installation process, you may receive warnings about installing unsigned content. If this is the case, review the details of the content and if satisfied, click OK to continue with the installation.
After the installation is complete, you are prompted to restart Eclipse. Click Yes to restart immediately and No to save any unsaved changes to open projects. Note that the IDE changes do not take effect until Eclipse is restarted.
