Download and install the software

Before you can start playing with the Lotus 8 development technologies you have to download and install some Eclipse and Lotus software.

My setup
When I made this tutorial my testing was done on the following system setup:

• PC: Dell Latitude E6500 Intel Core 2 (Duo) / 4GB
  
• OS: Windows Vista Business
• Eclipse Callisto Enterprise Bundle
  
• IBM Lotus Notes Client 8.0.2
• IBM Lotus Sametime Connect Client 8.0.1
• IBM Lotus Sametime SDK 8.0.1
  
• IBM Lotus Expeditor Toolkit 6.1.2
  

Some of the trial download listed below are of earlier versions than the versions I used, so be aware of any differences in concern to version numbering in this tutorial.

The downloads
Here you find all the software downloads you might need. Every software element listed below has an associated download link and information section:

• Eclipse Callisto
  
• Lotus Notes client
  
• Lotus Sametime Connect client
  
• Lotus Sametime SDK
  
• Lotus Expeditor Toolkit
  

Eclipse Callisto
This is a prepacked Eclipse 3.2.2 with some extra plug-ins, hosted and maintained by IBM.

When you download the Callisto product bundle, select the "free download" version of EE or the full Enterprise bundle.

• Download
• Unzip the downloaded file to a preferred location
  (ex. c:\lotus-dev\callisto)

Lotus Notes v8.0.0 client
If you don't have the Lotus Notes client installed you can download a trial version from IBM.
The download includes the Notes (Eclipse version), Designer and Administration clients.
This was all I could find at IBM downloads, was a trial version 8.0.0.

FYI: The client I used for testing was a version 8.0.2.

• Download (trial)
• Install the Lotus Notes Client
  

Lotus Sametime v8.0.1 Connect client
If you don't have the Lotus Sametime Connect client installed you can download a trial version from IBM.

Be aware that this is Sametime server download and it includes the client install.

• Download (trial)
• Install the Lotus Sametime Connect Client

Lotus Sametime 8.0.1 SDK
If you don't have Lotus Sametime v8.0.1 SDK (Software Development Kit) installed you can download it from IBM.

• Download
• Unzip the downloaded file to a preferred location
  (ex. c:\lotus-dev\st801sdk) Note: The zip file contains a root folder like st801sdk, so you don't need to make the folder, just unzip all to (ex. c:\lotus-dev)
  

Lotus Expeditor Toolkit 6.1.2
If you don't have Lotus Expeditor installed you can download a trial version from IBM.

• Download (trial)
  
• Unzip the downloaded file to a preferred location
  (ex. c:\lotus-dev\expeditor)
  

Conclusion
Perfect you should now have downloaded, installed and prepared the basic software you need to proceed.

What's Next?
Next you will complete task:

• Create Notes 8 Environment

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