# Apache Derby Tutorial Prerequisites

To use the tutorial, you must first install Eclipse and Apache Derby and be familiar with Eclipse features.

To use the tutorial, install the following:

- Eclipse, including EMF and GEF

  Download the appropriate version of Eclipse for your Data Tools Platform build from http://www.eclipse.org/datatools/downloads.html

- Apache Derby

  Download the appropriate version of Apache Derby from http://db.apache.org/derby/

You should be familiar with basic Eclipse features, for example, perspectives, views, editors, and preference pages, which are used by the tutorial. Download the Eclipse Workbench User Guide from http://www.eclipse.org/documentation/ for descriptions of these features. You can also access the Workbench User Guide from the Eclipse online bookshelf by selecting Help > Help Contents from the main menu bar.

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