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Easier to install multiple plugins from the Eclipse Marketplace?

We found that we need to have several plugins (at least egit and m2e-wtp) installed from the Eclipse Marketplace every time we unpack a new copy of Eclipse Juno SR1.

Is there an easy way to tell Eclipse to do this? Perhaps there is a plugin with an umbrella, which depends on the market or a magic file for copying to an unpacked distribution?

Windows only.

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I can imagine two simple ways:

  • Build your own version of Eclipse, which has all the plugins and configuration that you want to use, and use them instead of downloading. There are programs that help with this if you want more control over your installations; SDC and Yoxos

  • Use director Eclipse. You would create a script that would run upp Eclipse Director, and it would download and install plugins of your choice. Read more about it here.

  • Create a shared installation. Just download and configure Eclipse once, and then everyone can use the same installation. Read more here .

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There is an additional three-minute solution: from one of the existing installations, select File -> Export -> Install -> Installed software items to file . Place the resulting file in a shared resource and import it into each new installation using the same menu items in the File → Import section.

It is not as automated as in other offers, but you only need to take one manual step for each installation, and not one plugin.

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create a target platform and add the corresponding update site to the target form. every time a new eclipse is set, set against the target

 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="no"?> <?pde version="3.8"?><target name="<product name>" sequenceNumber="2"> <locations> <location path="${eclipse_home}" type="Directory"/> <location includeAllPlatforms="false" includeConfigurePhase="true" includeMode="planner"includeSource="true" type="InstallableUnit"> <unit id="org.apache.derby" version="10.5.1.1_v201108232300"/> <unit id="org.apache.log4j" version="1.2.15.v201012070815"/> <repository location="http://download.eclipse.org/tools/orbit/downloads/drops/R20120526062928/repository/"/> </location> </locations> </target>
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Please note that Kepler simplifies the installation of several plugins in general. When you click Install for software, the Install More button appears on the next screen, where the Back button will usually be

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