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Install JBoss Tools for Eclipse

  1. Introduction
  2. Way to find the link to install
  3. Install from Update site
  4. Install from Eclipse Marketplace ...

1. Introduction

"JBoss tools" has many useful tools to install as a plugin to Eclipse. For example, "Hibernate Tools" is used to generate Entity classes from the list of tables in the database.
In this document I guide you how to install this plugin on Eclipse. This document is based on:
  • Eclipse 4.5 (MARS)
  • JBoss tools 4.3.1 Final

2. Way to find the link to install

Now, you will see that there are two ways to install JBoss Tools into Eclipse.
Option 1 - Install from "Update site".
Option 2 - Install from "Eclipse Marketplace ..."

3. Install from Update site

You can to install "JBoss Tools" is from the "Update Site". Copy link to get guidance from above.
  • Copy Link: http://download.jboss.org/jbosstools/mars/stable/updates/
Select the tool you want, for example: Hibernate Tools
Click Next to install.

4. Install from Eclipse Marketplace ...

To install the "JBoss Tools" from the "Eclipse Markplace .." on Eclipse select:
On "Eclipse Marketplace ..". Enter keyword JBoss to search, and install "JBoss Tools" corresponding to your Eclipse version, here I am using Eclipse version 4.5 (MARS).
In the "JBoss Tools" there are many tools, please check choose the tools that you need. For example, here I choose "Hibernate Tools".