Installing Actifsource

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Tutorial Actifsource Tutorial – Installing Actifsource
Required Time - 10 Minutes
Prerequisites - Download and install Java
- Download and install Eclipse
Goal - Installing actifsource as a Eclipse Plugin
Topics covered - Install the actifsource Plugin
- Switch to the actifsource Perspective
Notation $\hookrightarrow$ To do
$\hookrightarrow$ Information
• Bold: Terms from actifsource or other technologies and tools
• Bold underlined: actifsource Resources
• Monospaced: User input
• Italics: Important terms in current situation
Disclaimer The authors do not accept any liability arising out of the application or use of any information or equipment described herein. The information contained within this document is by its very nature incomplete. Therefore the authors accept no responsibility for the precise accuracy of the documentation contained herein. It should be used rather as a guide and starting point.
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Overview

Part I Preparation

  • Download Java from www.oracle.com.We recommend installing at least version 17. Alternatively, you can use OpenJDK.You can also skip this step if you optionally download the JRE via the Eclipse installer
  • Install Java on your desktop computer
  • Start by downloading Eclipse Installer from www.eclipse.org/downloads
  • Now go to File Explorer and click on Downloads after that click on the eclipse-inst-jre-win64.exe file for installing Eclipse IDE.
  • Select the installation version “Eclipse IDE for Eclipse Committers”

Part II Install the Actifsource Plugin

  • Actifsource is realized as an Eclipse Plugin

  • For more information about eclipse see also wikipedia (Eclipse (software))

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  • From the menu Help select Install New Software...

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  • Click Add...

  • Enter Name: actifsource

  • Enter Location: https://www.actifsource.com/updates or the given update site

  • Click OK

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  • Select actifsource
  • Click Next

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  • Click Next

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  • Carefully read the license agreement
  • If you agree, select I accept the terms of the license agreement
  • Click Finish

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  • Click Yes to restart Eclipse

Part III Switch to the Actifsource Perspective

Actifsource Perspective Actifsource Perspective

  • Click on the Open Perspective tool in the Eclipse toolbar
  • Click Other...

Actifsource Perspective Actifsource Perspective

  • Select the actifsource perspective
  • Click OK

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