[David Robertson]

After using MyEclipse on Windows (@ work) I decided to purchase my own for use at home (where I use Linux).

I downloaded 6.5 and installed it using the ArchivedSite method. In 6.0, in Windows, installing MyEclipse offers a banner logo on loading, changes the Welcome page in Eclipse to add MyEclipse logos and content, etc.

No such changes are apparent in the Linux install. I can access the MyEclipse perspectives and Matisse4MyEclispe but it still looks like it’s the original Eclipse install. I’m also still using the standard Eclipse icon in the launcher because I can’t find a MyEclipse equivalent in the install.

Did I install it incorrectly? Is there something I can do to make it look & feel like the MyEclipse I know and love?

Thanks in advance for the help!

[mancocapac]

I have similar questions regarding the Linux install, I too do not get a
MyEclipse 6.5 Splash when installing the upgrade to my Linux Box.

I have a few questions and a couple of observations:
1. I was running with Eclipse 3.3.2, MyEclipse 6.0.1 on Linux FC8,
I had a few plugins
including Subclipse. I wanted to update to MyEclipse 6.5 and also get
JBoss Tools as I will be doing some new development in Seam and
Hibernate.

I Did the archive update to 6.5 and then did an update/install of
JBoss-Tools, this is when things went bad …

I installed Eclipse 3.3.2 to /usr/local/eclipse_depo/eclipse-3.3.2
I then installed MyEclipse 6.0.1 to /usr/local/myeclipse_depo/me-6.0.1, as
I believe My Eclipse requires an install to some location other than the
eclipse.

Question: Once MyEclipse is installed where should I be installing
subsequent plugings when I use help/Software Updates/Find and Install/
Search for New Features to Install/… when I finally get to the installation
page? (it defaults to the eclipse location, not the myeclipse location)

Install Location /usr/local/eclipse_depo/eclipse-3.3.2/eclipse
OR
/usr/local/myeclipse_depo/me-6.0.1/eclipse

Question: Where do Install the ME 6.5 upgrade, does it go into
me-6.0.1, or does it need yet another new install location?
I used MyEclipse_6.5.1GA_ArchivedDiscoverySite.zip and
directed it to go to the me-6.0.1/eclipse location.

2. I then decided to do a clean install of Eclipse 3.3.2, followed up by
MyEclise Archive Update/Install 6.5, with no prior ME 6.0. using the
above MyEclipse_6.5.1GA_ArchivedDiscoverySite.zip. This does not
look correct to me as ME/eclipse location doesnt have all the files
that are in the ME-6.0/eclipse location eg. MyEclispe.sh, install log,
uninstaller, nor ./eclipse/MyEclipseSplash.bmp.

Question: Is it the case that you cannot use the
MyEclipse_6.5.1GA_ArchivedDiscoverySite.zip unless you first install
6.0.1? Does 6.5 have a MyEclipse.sh file associated with it, and or
a Splash.bmp?

3. I am now on my 3rd and hopefully final attempt to get 6.5 correct.
I created a new location for eclipse and one for myeclipse. I
unzipped eclipse-SDK-3.3.2-linux-gtk.tar.gz to the new location.

Question:

Is it best to do intall/updates of new features such as Subclipse,
JBoss-Tools, or any other plugins at this point or wait til after installing
ME? I did not install anything here, would it have been ok?

I installed ME 6.0.1 from MyEclipse_6_0_1GA_E3_3_1_Installer.bin
to a new location.

Question: Should I install any of my required plugins at this point or
should I wait to do the ME 6.5 upgrade first?

To do the upgrade is it best to use:
MyEclipse_6.5.1GA_ArchivedDiscoverySite.zip
OR: (I got the following from “Post subject: upgrade to 6.5 from 6.0.1” )

“You will have to go to Help > Software Updates > Find and Install > Search for new feature to install and add a new Remote site (http://downloads.myeclipseide.com/downloads/products/eworkbench/discovery-6.5/) and then scan for updates.”

In summary: I would like to know what happens to the plugins I install prior
to installing ME? Where should I install plugins after installing ME? Once
ME is installed, where should I install updates such as 6.0.1 to 6.5?

Thanks and sorry for the extremely long post

[Greg]

@drobertson69 wrote:

After using MyEclipse on Windows (@ work) I decided to purchase my own for use at home (where I use Linux).

I downloaded 6.5 and installed it using the ArchivedSite method. In 6.0, in Windows, installing MyEclipse offers a banner logo on loading, changes the Welcome page in Eclipse to add MyEclipse logos and content, etc.

No such changes are apparent in the Linux install. I can access the MyEclipse perspectives and Matisse4MyEclispe but it still looks like it’s the original Eclipse install. I’m also still using the standard Eclipse icon in the launcher because I can’t find a MyEclipse equivalent in the install.

Did I install it incorrectly? Is there something I can do to make it look & feel like the MyEclipse I know and love?

Thanks in advance for the help!

You most likely did install MyEclipse correctly, however, what is happening is that the Eclipse SDK product is still being started by default when you launch your eclipse executable instead of the “MyEclipse” product being launched.

So give this a try, edit the shortcut that starts your Linux install and add this:

# ./eclipse -product com.genuitec.myeclipse.product.ide

Once you launch with the ME product you will notice in your title bar how it says “MyEclipse Enterprise Workbench” so you will know you did it right. Also if you go to Help > Welcome, you will see all of the MyEclipse additions to the welcome content that will be useful to you.

Getting the splash to showup is a bit more work but it doesn’t affect your install at all.

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