Why isn't SVN Checkout an option for me when I'm creating a new project in Eclipse?

Question

I recently just installed Eclipse onto a Ubuntu 10.04 machine.

Now, I'm reading "Getting Started" instructions for a project I want to contribute with and they state the following:

Using Eclipse Galileo for Java part:

File -> New -> Other  
SVN -> Checkout projects from SVN  
Create a new repository location http://marioai.googlecode.com/svn/trunk or use the existing one  
Next >  
Select "Check out as a project configured using the New Project Wizard"  
Next > (You will see a project creation wizard)  
Select "Java Project"  
Name the project, say "MarioAI" and select a location  
Make root folder as source folder  
Configure inclusion and exclusion filters  
Press Add and put down '.lvl', '.dat'  
Finish  

However, SVN -> Checkout isn't an option for me.

I've apt-get installed both Eclipse and Subversion. Do I have to do something else to my install in order to get this new project type?

Answer 1

You need to install an Eclipse plugin for Subversion. That is either subclipse or subversive. You can easily install one of these in Eclipse with Help->Install new software. Some instructions on how to install plugins are here