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Written by karlzt. the 23 Jun 09 at 14:40. Won't implement
This would help to prevent a bad user experience (install 3.2 via repo, use it, find out its 3 years old, migrate to 3.5 manually)

If eclipse will want to be in Ubuntu they'll need to cooperate themselves, as Ubuntu clearly does not have enough man power. On the other hand, keeping eclipse 3.2 gives a bad reputation to Ubuntu.



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Solution #1: install eclipse from the website
Written by karlzt. the 23 Jun 09 at 14:40.
if there is no such package, it's not too bad, since eclipse must be kept up-to date, and people using eclipse is typically used to get it from the web site.
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Solution #2: Update eclipse in the repos
Written by Rodrigo the 25 Jun 09 at 17:11.
Try to bring the latest eclipse to the repos. This way the "user experience" will be better.
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Solution #3: Add a installer package to the repos
Written by JanMalte the 8 Jul 09 at 06:01.
Add a installer package to the repos. Just like the flash-installer or the msttcorefonts package.

This would help top keep the latest version of eclipse without changing the package every time.
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Solution #4: Connect the repositories to the developer
Written by fernandoc1 the 13 Jul 09 at 18:07.
Many packages on the repositories become too old very quickly.
Would be great if some packages could be downloaded directly from the developer site through the "Add/Remove..." in application menu or through "Synaptic". It would improve user experience.
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Solution #5: Let eclipse open their repository like any respectable major app developer would
Written by vexorian the 16 Jul 09 at 23:01.
Eclipse in ubuntu's repos should only get updated with every distro release, unless it is for major bugs/security fixes.

People wanting the latest version need depend on a "third party repo" hopefully from eclipse themselves. Like happens with virtualbox, WINE and other app developments.
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Solution #6: This will all be a moot point once the AppCenter comes out
Written by Clorox the 20 Jul 09 at 18:01.
Eclipse already has their own Launchpad PPA. Once the AppCenter has the functionality to add PPAs, then none of these solutions will be needed.

https://launchpad.net/~eclipse-team/+archive/ppa
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/AppCenter

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