There are three simple ways to set JAVA_HOME in Windows. This tutorial shows you how to do it manually, from the command line and through the installer.

ECLIPSE FOUNDATION has released a new version of the Eclipse IDE marking the 13th annual simultaneous release of Eclipse projects. How do you download Eclipse Photon IDE?

Jack Wallen walks you through the process of deploying the open-source GlassFish Java Application server on the latest release of Ubuntu Server.

Also worth noting, if you just want an easy to use "open" IDE for Java/C/C++, Netbeans is much easier to setup. Eclipse is fine, but unless you need all of the extra stuff it brings, just save ...