Eclipse and apt-get

[John DeCarlo]

Hello,

I looked through the archives and there is plenty on Eclipse,
including the wiki install instructions - which basically says to go
to eclipse.org and download the source and install it.

So I do an apt-cache search eclipse and find:

ecj-bootstrap - bootstrap version of the Eclipse Java compiler
libgcj6-src - libgcj java sources for use in eclipse
libswt-gtk-dev - Standard Widget Toolkit for GTK development
libswt-gtk3 - Standard Widget Toolkit for GTK native library
libswt-gtk3-java - Standard Widget Toolkit for GTK Java library
libswt-gtk3-jni - Standard Widget Toolkit for GTK JNI library
libswt-motif3-java - Standard Widget Toolkit for Motif JAR library
libswt-motif3-jni - Standard Widget Toolkit for Motif JNI library
libswt-mozilla3-java - Standard Widget Toolkit for GTK Mozilla Java library
libswt-mozilla3-jni - Standard Widget Toolkit for GTK Mozilla JNI library
eclipse-nls-sdk - localized message catalog for eclipse
libswt-pocketpc3-java - Standard Widget Toolkit for PocketPC JAR library
libswt-pocketpc3-jni - Standard Widget Toolkit for PocketPC JNI library


Can anyone explain to me the purpose of having Ubuntu packages as
add-ons to Eclipse without having a package for Eclipse itself?

Thanks

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John DeCarlo, My Views Are My Own