If you are running Mac OS X 10.6 and below: Apple's Java comes pre-installed with your Mac OS and newer versions of Java should not be installed. 
 
To install Java go to :  http://java.sun.com/javase/downloads/index.jsp  to download JDK 7u7

 

Then go to:  http://www.eclipse.org/downloads/   to download eclipse logo Eclipse Classic 4.2, 181 MB

 


To test:

~ create a folder on your desktop called TEST

~ create a folder inside TEST called PROJECT1 

~ run Eclipse and use the TEST folder as the workspace folder 

~ add a new project called PROJECT1 

~ make a new class with a simple main in it to System.out.print("Hello World");  

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