Download Java and Eclipse

Download the latest version of Java

1. Go to java.sun.com.
In the right panel, under Popular Downloads, select Java SE (Standard Edition). You will arrive at the Java SE Downlaods page.
2. Download JDK 6. Accept the license agreement. Select Windows Offline Installation, Multi-language. When it asks “Would you like to save this file?” press Save File. You should get a steaming coffee cup icon named jdk-6-windows-i586.exe. Double-click on it to install it.
3. Back on the Java SE Downloads page, also download the Java Runtime Environment (JRE) 6.

Download Eclipse onto your PC or Mac OS X

To run a Java program on your computer, you need a free application named Eclipse. Follow these steps to download and launch it.

1. Go to http://www.eclipse.org/, click on the Downloads tab, and click on Download now: Eclipse SDK.
2. “Please choose a mirror close to you.”
   North America → United States → University of Buffalo or whatever is nearest
3. Mac users: an icon for an eclipse-SDK… file will appear. Double-click the icon to launch the Archive Utility, which creates a folder named eclipse. Go to step 5 and open the folder.

   PC users: A window will say
   “You have chosen to open eclipse-SDK….zip
   What should the browser do with this file?”
   Select “Save to Disk” and press OK.

4. An eclipse-SDK… icon will appear on the desktop.
   • If it has a zipper, right-click on it and select Extract All….
   • If it has vice, double-click on it to open it.
     If the eclipse-SDK… doesn’t install, right-click on it and select Open with WinZip. A WinZip window appears; press its Extract button. An Extract to: window appears. Decide where you want to extract it to (the desktop is fine) and press its Extract button.
   Wait until the WinZip window with the flying paper disappears.
5. An icon of a folder named eclipse should appear in the place to which you extracted it. Double-click the folder to open it.
6. The eclipse.exe application (on Mac, Eclipse.app) is a blue disk with four horizontal lines. Double-click it to launch it.
7. The workspace is the folder in which you will store your Java programs. When the Workspace Launcher window says “Select a workspace”, browse your way to the desktop and press the Make New Folder button (on Mac, New Folder). You should see a new folder on your desktop. To rename the new folder, right-click on the words “New Folder” to the right of the new folder icon in the Select Workspace Directory window, and select Rename. Name it workspace. Press OK. Then press OK back in the Workspace Launcher window.
8. You should now see a window with a Welcome tab in the upper left corner. If you don’t see it, pull down the Help menu and select Welcome.