Integrating Geronimo with Eclipse

Installing Eclipse
Installing Eclipse require these softwares:

• JDK 5.0 (J2SE 5.0)
• Eclipse 3.3.1.1 (Eclipse Classic package of Europa distribution), which is platform specific
• Web Tools Platform (WTP) 2.0.1
• Data Tools Platform (DTP) 1.5.1 file:///media/thumbDrive/Entertainment/Music/09-ost-cursed-clock-tower.mp3
• Eclipse Modeling Framework (EMF) 2.3.1
• Graphical Editing Framework (GEF) 3.3.1

Step 1:
Download the eclipse software.
http://www.eclipse.org/downloads/download.php?file=/eclipse/downloads/drops/R-3.3.2-200802211800/eclipse-SDK-3.3.2-linux-gtk.tar.gz

Step 2:
Download the Web Tools Platform
http://download.eclipse.org/webtools/downloads/drops/R2.0/R-2.0.1-20070926042742/

Step 3:
Install the Web tools Platform, Data tools platform, Eclipse Modeling Framework and Graphical Editing Framework into the Eclipse home.

Step 4:
Start the eclipse command:
# cd <eclipse_home>
# ./eclipse

Launching Eclipse with Geronimo
1) Define a new server

2) Click on the 'Download additional server adapters

3) Select the appropriate server driver to connect eclipse to Geronimo server. Currently the server adaptor for geronimo 2.1 is still not available for download.

4) Select the server adapter after complete downloading the adapter into eclipse

5) Click on next to set the Username and Password for Geronimo and click finish

6) Back to the eclipse, select the Server tab and click on the button to start the server

After attempting the necessary steps, i should be able to see the Geronimo page on the browser.
My next post show how to deploy web applications into Geronimo.