I'm new to eclipse, perfer netbeans actually, but android tutorials use eclipse.
The eclipse website is a mess and just confuses me. What projects do I need to install to have the same functionality as the eclipse package for java devs.
Any help is much appreciated.
I would recommend downloading a classic package (bottom of the page). Or you could add JDT to your version.
You can use the EPP Packages Repository in Eclipse to install the EPP Java Package. It's the same package as proposed on the Eclipse Download page but it will download only the required files.
The Update site URL for EPP Packages for Galileo is : http://download.eclipse.org/technology/epp/packages/galileo