These instructions should be similar for upgrading to Eclipse Kepler 4.3 on other operating systems as well.
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Go to http://download.eclipse.org/eclipse/downloads/ and select the ‘Latest Release 4.3’.
- Scroll down to Platform Runtime Binary and download Mac OSX (Mac/Cocoa/x86_64) eclipse-platform-4.3-macosx-cocoa-x86_64.tar.gz.
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Extract the archive and rename the new eclipse folder to eclipse4.3 or, whatever makes sense for you.
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Move the eclipse4.3 folder to the applications folder. Make sure Eclipse Juno 4.2 is not running, then run Eclipse.app int the eclipse4.3 folder.
- Typical security. Click Open. You may need to temporarily change your security pref to be able to run this app to ‘Anywhere’.
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Select your normal workspace.
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You’ll probably see a lot of errors since none of the plugins are installed yet. I use PDT.
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Go to File -> Import…
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Choose From Existing Installation then click next.
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Browse to your Eclipse 4.2 installation and click Open. You should now see all the plugins / extensions. Then click next.
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Review your Install Details and click next if everything looks correct.
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Accept the terms and click finish.
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You may get a warning about unsigned content. If it’s fine, click OK.
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Restart your new Eclipse Kepler 4.3 installation and you should be ready to continue development where you left off with Eclipse Juno 4.2.
