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What are the default Eclipse update sites?

I just installed and opened Eclipse for the first time on my new laptop and the plugin installer has no available update sites. How can I fix this, or what are the default update sites?

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Thomas Owens Avatar asked Dec 31 '09 22:12

Thomas Owens


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You have a full list here (thanks to ekke).

Galileo:

  • Releases: http://download.eclipse.org/releases/galileo (should be automatically installed)
  • Maintenance builds: http://download.eclipse.org/eclipse/updates/3.5 (should be automatically installed)
  • Milestones: http://download.eclipse.org/eclipse/updates/3.5milestones
  • EPP Packages http://download.eclipse.org/technology/epp/packages/galileo/

Note: With Helios (3.6Mx), you would have at least:

  • Releases (Helios): http://download.eclipse.org/releases/helios
  • Updates: http://download.eclipse.org/eclipse/updates/3.6

With Juno (current 4.2):

  • Releases: http://download.eclipse.org/releases/juno/
  • Updates: http://download.eclipse.org/eclipse/updates/4.2
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VonC Avatar answered Sep 28 '22 04:09

VonC