Designer Installer

First steps:

Make sure to check the System Requirements before installing the product.
Make sure Eclipse is not running. That will keep life simple.
Download an installer that is appropriate for your operating system. In MS Windows download the *.exe installer. In Linux, download the *.bin installer. If you want to use the ZIP file instead, see Installation using the ZIP file.

Launch the installer that you downloaded. The instructions below will walk you through the Install wizards.

Note: All the installers look about the same, but the paths in the file system will be a bit different for each platform. These examples are taken from the Windows installer. If you encounter problems running the installer, please see this FAQ entry.

Welcome Launch the installer The first page is a Welcome page. It allows you to verify that you are indeed running the Designer Installer, and gives you a short overview of what is to come. Click Next to move to the next page.
License Agreement This is the license agreement. You should read through the agreement. If you accept it, check I accept (the top radio button). That enables the Next button. Click Next to continue.
Installation Directory Choose the directory where you want Designer to be installed. You only need to install it once even if you want to use it in multiple Eclipse installations. If you need to change the default directory, you can either type it directly or use the Browse button to navigate to the directory. Click Next to continue to the next page.
Select Eclipse Product The next screen lets you choose which versions of Eclipse you want to install Designer. If you have one version installed, it will be selected by default. Please refer to the System Requirements for Eclipse versions supported. If you check Show all Eclipse products, all versions will be searched (that includes 3.0, 2.0, and even Application Developer, and so forth) and included in the list. If the installer can't find the Eclipse installation you want, you can navigate to it by clicking Choose Eclipse. If your installation directory is C:\Program Files\Eclipse 3.x\eclipse, select the \eclipse directory. You can install Designer into as many versions at once as you like. They will all share a single product installation. Click Next to continue.
Warning If you have Eclipse running, you will get this dialog. Please close Eclipse before clicking Next.
Clean Eclipse Cached Configuration Option This next page gives you the option to clean cached configuration data. It is recommended to clean the configuration information to avoid any configuration conflicts. Click Next to move on to the next page.
Verify Installation You know you're about done once you get to the verification page. Check that everything is the way you want it (if you didn't change anything then it probably is). Click Next to continue.
Progress Bar The installation page includes a progress bar at the bottom so you have an idea how long the installation process will take.
Installation Complete Once installation completes, you will automatically switch to the final page. Click Finish to complete the installation. The product will be installed into the specified directory and .link files will be created in your eclipse/links directory.