Where are plugins/tools installed from the Eclipse marketplace located on linux? (Mars)

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Andle picture Andle · Dec 8, 2016 · Viewed 8.3k times · Source

I installed Instasearch from the MarketPlace, and wanted to do some configuration on it. So I started looking for the installation directory but couldn't find it. I have searched all the eclipse and system directories and still no luck. So generally speaking, where do apps installed from the eclipse marketplace get installed on a linux system?

Answer

greg-449 picture greg-449 · Dec 8, 2016

Eclipse traditionally puts plugins in the Eclipse install location in a 'plugins' directory.

If that location is not writeable then a .eclipse directory in the user's home directory is used.

For newer Eclipse installs using the Oomph installer a .p2 directory in the user's home directory is used.

Note: directories starting with . are usually hidden by Linux.

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