Exercise 0: Download, Install and Test the GlassFIsh Tools Bundle

Step 1:  Download GlassFish Eclipse Tools with JDK1.6

• You can select to download the bits with the jdk bundled or without - except for Mac OS X which doesn't have a JDK bundled version. In this exercise we will download the JDK bundled file.
• Download the tool bundle from http://download.java.net/glassfish/eclipse
• On Windows: Select Windows to download. You should download file glassfish-tools-bundle-for-eclipse-<version>.exe
  
• On Mac: Select Mac OS X Intel to download. You should download file glassfish-tools-bundle-for-eclipse-<version>.dmg
• On Linux: Select Linux to download. You should download file glassfish-tools-bundle-for-eclipse-<version>.tar.gz

• On Windows: double-click on glassfish-tools-bundle-for-eclipse-<version>.exe file, then select your own directory to install the tool; otherwise, the installer will place the GlassFish Eclipse Tools Bundle in directory C:/Program Files/GlassFish-Tools-Bundle-For-Eclipse-<version>
• On Mac OS: double-click on glassfish-tools-bundle-for-eclipse-<version>.dmg and GlassFish Tools Bundle For Eclipse <version>.pkg. If you have 2 hard drives on your Mac you can select one, but the installer will put the GlassFish Tools Bundle in the /Applications directory
• On Linux: gunzip and extract the glassfish-tools-bundle-for-eclipse-<version>.tar.gz

• On Windows:
  • From the Start menu, select All Programs then GlassFish Tools Bundle for Eclipse <version> ->GlassFish Tools Bundle for Eclipse
  • enter a workspace directory in the Workspace Launcher panel (default: C:\Document Settings\<user-name>\workspace)
  
  

• On Mac:
  • Go to the Applications group, then double-click on the icon for GlassFish-Tools-Bundle-For-Eclipse-<version>
  • enter a workspace directory in the Workpace Launcher panel (default: /User/<user-name>Documents/workspace)

• On Linux: Go to the directory where you unpacked the glassfish-tools-bundle-for-eclipse-<version>.tar file and execute the command ./eclipse to start the tools bundle
  

• The GlassFish Tools Bundle for Eclipse provides a convenient built-in wizard for registration. Registration provides important benefits such as bug updates, screencasts and more. We will register a bit later in exercise 1, so you can choose to Skip Registration on this screen.
  

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