title: Easy way of installing Eclipse plugins on Ubuntu
body: <p>I'm running Eclipse (versions 3.6 and 3.5) on Ubuntu and I'm having trouble installing Eclipse plugins.</p>
  
  <p>There is an <a href="http://www.venukb.com/2006/08/20/install-eclipse-plugins-the-easy-way/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">easy way to install eclipse plugins in Eclipse</a>, but this doesn't work for me on Ubuntu! This way only works properly under Windows and Mac OSX.</p>
  
  <p>Just like in the tutorial, I create a folder inside my eclipse SDK folder that is named <em>Links</em>.<br>
  In this folder, I create a file <code>eclipse-cpp-helios-linux-gtk.lnk</code> or <code>eclipse-cpp-helios-linux-gtk.link</code> that contains this line:</p>
  
  <pre><code>path=/home/taher/opt/eclipse/Third-party-eclipse-links/eclipse-cpp-helios-linux-gtk
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>and save it, but when I start Eclipse doesn't recognize the plugin!</p>
  
  <p>How can I resolve this problem?</p>