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Installing Spring Tool Suite (STS) under Eclipse 3.5 Galileo

Posted by on 01 Jul 2009 in Techie
Firstly you need to install Eclipse 3.5 Galileo, then once that’s up and running you can use the Spring update site to install the Spring Tool Suite (STS). Follow these simple step-by-step instructions. I’m assuming that you are the only Java developer using this machine.
  1. Go to http://www.eclipse.org/downloads/
  2. Follow the link for Eclipse IDE for Java EE Developers (189 MB) for Windows.
  3. Select a mirror and download the file.
  4. Create a folder called c:\java.
  5. Move the Eclipse archive (eclipse-jee-galileo-win32.zip) into c:\java and extract here.
  6. Folder c:\java\eclipse will be created.
  7. Drag the executable eclipse.exe on to the desktop (or quick launch) and make a shortcut.
  8. The workspace dialogue will pop up and ask you where you would like to keep your workspace. Spaces in file names (or directories) are always a bad idea especially when developing under a Windows environment which is why I don’t accept the default workspace location, so enter c:\java\workspace.
That was easy wasn’t it?. STS is now free so you can just install it from their update site.
  1. Install Eclipse 3.5 Galileo mentioned above.
  2. Open the preferences page Windows->Preferences.
  3. Expand the Install/Update tree on the right hand side and select Available Software Sites.
  4. Highlight all the Enabled sites and click Disable.
  5. Click the Import button and enter http://dist.springsource.com/snapshot/TOOLS/sts-update-sites.xml. Eclipse spots this is a website then downloads and installs the xml. It may take a couple of seconds, but when it finishes click Ok.
  6. From the file menu, go to Help->Install New Software….
  7. Set Work with to AJDT - http://download.eclipse.org/tools/ajdt/35/dev/update. At the time of writing this there were no new updates so skip it and move to the next step.
  8. Set Work with to Mylyn Extras - http://download.eclipse.org/tools/mylyn/update/extras.
  9. Expand Mylyn Integration and check Mylyn Connector: JIRA, Next will become active to click it.
  10. After a bit of rumbling (to work out dependencies which there are none) click Next.
  11. Accept the License agreement and click Finish.
  12. After installation you are asked to restart Eclipse, so click Yes.
  13. Back into the Help->Install New Software….
  14. Set Work with to Spring IDE Update Site - http://dist.springframework.org/snapshot/IDE/nightly.
  15. Select all the components and click Next. More rumbling then click Next again. Accept the license and click Finish.
  16. Back into the Help->Install New Software….
  17. Set Work with to SpringSource dm Server Tools Update Site - http://dist.springsource.com/snapshot/DMS-TOOLS/nightly
  18. Back into the Help->Install New Software….
  19. Set Work with to SpringSource Tool Suite Update Site - http://dist.springsource.com/snapshot/STS/nightly/e3.4
Close down Eclipse and zip up the whole of c:\java\eclipse. Rename it to eclipse-3.5-sts.zip. If there is one thing I have learnt, it’s take a back up of a fixed working installation. Every one and his dog can write eclipse features and plugins. It is easy for one plugin to screw up another, so its really handy to have a “last known good position” to rollback to. Otherwise you may well find that you are going through this whole process again. Original SpringSource instructions can be found here.

9 comments

Comment from: Brendan [Visitor]

Brendan
I need to also PMD from http://pmd.sourceforge.net/eclipse/ for step 19 to work.. Brendan
01/07/09 @ 13:40

Comment from: [Member]

admin
How did you know that you needed to install this? What error message did it give you?
01/07/09 @ 14:07

Comment from: Elavarasan [Visitor]

Elavarasan

I’m getting this error during the step 19. Cannot complete the install because one or more required items could not be found. Software being installed: SpringSource Tool Suite Grails Support 2.3.0.200911170805-CI-R4083-B18 (com.springsource.sts.grails.feature.group 2.3.0.200911170805-CI-R4083-B18) Missing requirement: SpringSource 2.3.0.200911170805-CI-R4083-B18 (com.springsource.sts.grails.ui 2.3.0.200911170805-CI-R4083-B18) requires ‘bundle org.codehaus.groovy.eclipse.core 2.0.0′ but it could not be found Cannot satisfy dependency:

From: SpringSource Tool Suite Grails Support 2.3.0.200911170805-CI-R4083-B18 (com.springsource.sts.grails.feature.group 2.3.0.200911170805-CI-R4083-B18)
To: com.springsource.sts.grails.ui [2.3.0.200911170805-CI-R4083-B18]
17/11/09 @ 10:55

Comment from: Mx [Visitor]

Mx
Just to be verbose - I did need WTP, Maven (which needed Subclipse as well)
23/12/09 @ 06:38

Comment from: Ruslan Masold [Visitor]

Ruslan Masold
all what you need now is http://www.springsource.com/update/e3.5
23/12/09 @ 16:33

Comment from: Otto [Visitor]

Otto
I am having the same issue. Did any of you find a resolution for this? I tried running the install from “http://www.springsource.com/update/e3.5″ but also got missing requirement errors.
01/02/10 @ 20:45

Comment from: wp moore-taylor [Visitor]

wp moore-taylor

you may also need to include a line to add the basic

Mylyn Task List (Required) 3.3.1.v20091215-0000-e3x org.eclipse.mylyn_feature.feature.group

or step 8 may well fail.

04/02/10 @ 13:40

Comment from: Sabir Hussain [Visitor]

Sabir Hussain

If you like to install spring tool suite on eclipse galileo SR2 and facing a problem saying mylyn feature group [some-version] is missing, or any similar error, that means your eclipse dont have the required version of that plugin or feature, to resolve such issue follow this:

1) fix the version of the required plugin or feature (ex: on eclipse galileo SR2 mylyn feature group 3.2.3 was available, but STS required mylyn 3.3.3, so I updated the mylyn feature group with 3.3.3 version [see: http://www.eclipse.org/mylyn/builds/ for desired version], currently STS dont support mylyn 3.4 so you have to update from older builds of mylyn that is 3.3.3)

Mylyn update site for eclipse
a) Mylyn 3.3.3: http://download.eclipse.org/tools/mylyn/update-archive/3.3.3/v20100330-0100/e3.4

b) Mylyn Extras 3.3.3: http://download.eclipse.org/tools/mylyn/update-archive/3.3.3/v20100330-0100/extras

2) update only plugin or feature that is required, and that is all you are done. Now you STS install should be flawless.

27/06/10 @ 07:17

Comment from: here [Visitor]

here
another article here: http://www.mkyong.com/spring/how-to-install-spring-ide-in-eclipse/
12/02/11 @ 18:03


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