When you start Eclipse,you will see the following screen:

Figure 5.1. The Eclipse Logo

After that, you will be prompted to select a location for the workspace folder. It is the place your projects will be stored in. On Windows, you can see the following prompt. Instead of the cloveruser folder there will be your username, e.g. johnsmith. (C:\Users\johnsmith\workspace).

Figure 5.2. You Are Asked To Select a Workspace

You can agree with the offered workspace location, but if you want, you can choose another one. Maybe you want to have the Eclipse workspace inside the eclipse folder. In such a case, follow these instructions:

(You could set C:\Users\johnsmith\Desktop\eclipse\workspace, for example.)

Figure 5.3. You Can Select the Following Workspace

These screenshots are taken from MS Windows operating system, but they are similar on Unix.

On Unix, you can choose /home/cloveruser/Desktop/eclipse/workspace. Again, with your username (e.g. johnsmith) instead of cloveruser.

After confirming the selected workspace you will see the following window:

Figure 5.4. The Eclipse Platform Introductory Screen