Unable to Install Spring Tools 4 (Spring Tool Suite 4) on Eclipse Photon - Not Compatible

Question

I am trying to install Spring Tool Suite in Eclipse Photon using Eclipse marketplace.

I am getting the following error when trying to install

"The following version is not compatible with version of Eclipse"

My Eclipse version is 4.8

Java version : Java 8

Eclipse Plugin link : https://marketplace.eclipse.org/content/spring-tools-4-spring-boot-aka-spring-tool-suite-4

Note: In the market place, it was mentioned that Spring Tools 4 supports only from 4.9 and its predecessor "Spring IDE" supports only till 4.5 version. I am using 4.8 and I am wondering how to install the spring tools

Thanks in Advance.

Answer 1

Just asked the same question in Eclipse market place and following is the answer provided by the developer

Comment link : https://marketplace.eclipse.org/comment/6478#comment-6478

The latest version of the Spring Tools 4 for Eclipse require Eclipse 2019-03 as the base platform. If you want to instal the old Spring Tool Suite 3 package instead into an Eclipse 4.8 platform, you could use this update site using the "Install New Software" dialog: https://download.springsource.com/release/TOOLS/update/e4.8/ - it serves the STS 3.9.7 release, which is the last one compatible with Eclipse 4.8.