Install new software eclipse locally

If you are installing any plug-in and you don’t find its eclipse update site link but they provide zip file to install plug-in in eclipse. Please follow below steps to install plug-in which is available locally.

Step 1: Unzip the archive into directory of your choice
Step 2: Click Help –> Install New Software…
Step 3: On available software window click Add:

Install new software eclipse locally

 

Step 4: Click Local button and choose folder where you unzip plug-in zip file then click OK

Install new software eclipse locally

 

Step 5: If everything goes well you will plug-in name added shown below. Click Next

Install new software eclipse locally

 

Step 6: Next window you will installation details click Next:

Install new software eclipse locally

 

Step 7: Accept software agreement and click Finish. It will start installing plug-in in eclipse and if get warning click OK to continue installation. Once it’s done it will ask you to restart eclipse for the changes to take effect. Click Yes to restart it.

Install new software eclipse locally

 

Step 8: That’s it for Install new software eclipse locally once eclipse up again you could start using new plug-in

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