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The most important plugin to install is the Mevenide which allows Eclipse to build a project with Maven.Image Removed

Select Help->Software Updates->Find and Install...
You will see the following
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Select 'Next>'
In the following dialog, enter "MevenIde" for Name.
In the Location field enter http://mevenide.codehaus.org/release/eclipse/update/site.xml^{Image Added}

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Confirm with 'OK'
In the following dialog, select the latest versions of Mave and Mavenide.

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Click on 'Next>'

You will have to agree to the following Trems and Conditions before the plugins can be installed

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Eclipse wil then download the plugins you selected. You will be asked to confirm the installation.

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Once the installation is complete, you have to restart the workbench. Confirm the following dialog with 'Yes'

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Congratulations ! You have successfully installed Eclipse and a first plugin.

Installing other plugins

One of the strengths of the Eclipse IDE is its extensibility. There are many plugins available. Just google "eclipse + your favourite keyword" to see what's out there. Installation of additional plugins is straightforward once you mastered the previous section.
Some potentially interesting plugins:
Mevenide: http://mevenide.codehaus.org/mevenide-ui-eclipse/update/index.html^{Image Added}
Jython: http://home.tiscali.be/redrobin/jython/^{Image Added}

C/C++: http://www.eclipse.org/cdt/^{Image Added}