Eclipse and Tomcat on Linux : possible ?

Hello,
I'm trying to migrate some users from Windows to Linux ([K]Ubuntu
6.0.6). In this context I have some Java coders who work actually on
windows with locally installed :
- eclipse 3.1
- Plugin tomcat sysdeo
- Tomcat 5

Install eclipse on linux was simple. And it work !

Like any Unix sysmanager, I don't like the idea that coders has to
install their plug-ins in system directory (but they can do what they
want in their home directory that is saved everyday). I think I managed
this with the creation of an .eclipse directory in their home directory.
But I didn't found the documentation of this feature anywhere.

In a second time, I would prefer avoid to install a Tomcat server on
each workstation (since I didn't find this idea very manageable nor
secure). But I wasn't able to find documentation describing this kind of
architecture. All document I found on Eclipse and its plugins talk
about C:\Tomcat directory and a locally installed Tomcat server.

In short, I would like to put this :
- One Eclipse on each coder's workstation (with eventually one more
user on X terminal [may be for trainees])

- One CVS/Subversion repository (bonus)

- Automatic rebuild and deploy with Ant (bonus)

- One Tomcat server for development

- One Tomcat server for production (with no access for coders !)

If someone work that way (even partly) or can give me link to documents/
web sites/books who talks about these subjects, please help me !!


Thanks !

Marc Carmier
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