Updating Eclipse

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This page lists the procedure to recreate a clean workspace and .eclipse folder (containing the plugins) when doing a major Eclipse upgrade.

Preparation

Move your current ~/.eclipse and workspace folder out of their current places (keep those as backups in case something goes wrong).
Export your formatter settings as XML files.

Reinstalling plugins

Install all the plugins listed in Eclipse Plugins and Features.

Import some projects into the new workspace

This will allow you to test the next step in good conditions.

Reinitializing Preferences

Change the font size and appearance.
Import the formatter settings. Change the line width to 130 on all editors.
Reenter all your custom keys.
Change all the default encodings to UTF-8.
Make all the necessary associations for file types.
Recreate your views and perspectives.

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