Steps to Install Eclipse Galileo on Ubuntu , PHPEclipse and SVN plugin : Start with Eclipse Installation first Login as root user Update the package repository by the following command : apt-get update (or) aptitude update To install eclipse use the following command : aptitude install eclipse This will complete the Eclipse Installation. Now, Install PHPEclipse and SVN plugins Go to Applications->Programming->Eclipse In Eclipse menubar, select Menu->Help->Install New Softwares Click on Add, and insert the follwing: Installing PHPEclipse plugin Name: PHPEclipse URL: http://phpeclipse.sourceforge.net/update/nightly_1.2.x/ If the above Url doesn't work, then use the URL below http://phpeclipse.sourceforge.net/update/stable/1.2.x/ Now click on Next, select the items to be installed and Finish. After Installing PHPEclipse, restart your eclipse