General Eclipse Installer questions [message #1696380] |
Tue, 26 May 2015 04:45  |
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What is the advantage of using the new Eclipse Installer as opposed to just downloading and unzipping an Eclipse package? It seems to me that the Eclipse Installer is not an installer (on Windows it does not create shortcuts, neither on the desktop nor in the start menu) but something like a package manager. Probably, Oomph alias the new Eclipse Installer saves disc space and download time when installing different Eclipse packages by sharing the same plug-ins. But why should I install different packages instead of using a single installation with all the plug-ins I need?
I'm also unsure how to uninstall an Eclipse package that has been installed with the Eclipse Installer. On Windows most of the data seems to be stored in "%HOMEPATH%\.p2\pool" and some settings are stored in the "%HOMEPATH%\.eclipse\org.eclipse.oomph.*" directories. Should I first delete the installation directory and then use the Bundle Pool Analysis dialog of the Eclipse Installer to remove the profile and unused artifacts?
The windows version of the Eclipse Installer is a self-extracting ZIP file. Each time you run it, it extracts itself into a new "eoi*" subdirectory of the %TEMP% directory. Is there an easier way to extract it to another location to install it permanently than moving the "eoi*" subdirectory or using a tool like 7-Zip?
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