Unable to install Windows Azure Plugin for Eclipse with Java (by Microsoft Open Technologies) - azure

I am trying to install the Windows Azure Plugin for Eclipse with Java (by Microsoft Open Technologies) from this URL: http://dl.msopentech.com/eclipse. I use Ubuntu 12.10 and Eclipse "Java EE IDE for Web Developers", Version: Juno Service Release 2, Build id: 20130225-0426.
I followed the steps explained in this tutorial: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windowsazure/hh690946.aspx. But I got this error:
Cannot complete the install because some dependencies are not satisfiable
com.microsoftopentechnologies.windowsazure.tools.sdk.feature.feature.group [0.4.0.201302082023] cannot be installed in this environment because its filter is not applicable.
Can anybody help?
Thanks.

I am surprised by how far you guys had gone. I do not think Azure Eclipse plugin would work on Linux at all. It has dependency on Windows Azure .NET SDK and the Windows Azure emulator inside of it. Get a Windows machine, or dual boot your ubuntu, bro!
Although you may not be able to Install Windows Azure Eclipse Plugin, you should still be able to write your Java program consuming Windows Azure Services ( such as storage, queue, table, service bus, media services ) via Windows Azure SDK for Java.
https://github.com/WindowsAzure/azure-sdk-for-java
Since it is open source, you can even have your own fork of it :)

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Windows Universal Platform

I am new to WUP and researching on Windows Universal platform, I have following questions for the same:
1)I would like to know if anyone has used it, and if it can be deployed anywhere else other than the windows store. How can we make the app available to the users/client without deploying it on the Windows store. (where else can we deploy the app?)
2) Will the app developed using WUP only works on Windows 10 or previous version of windows as well?
3) Can it be developed using 2015 or 2017 is mandatory?
Thanks in advance
1)How can we make the app available to the users/client without deploying it on the Windows store. (where else can we deploy the app?)
Typically, you download these apps from the Store and that is how they are installed on your device. But you can sideload apps to your device without submitting them to the Store. This lets you install them and test them out using the app package (.appx) that you have created.
For more info, please refer Sideload your app package.
We can also use the App Installer, it is a Universal Windows App that is pre-installed as part of the Windows 10 Anniversary Update. The app enables a user to double-click any .appx or .appxbundle for easy installation, eliminating the need to run PowerShell or specialized scripts.
Please refer the App Installer.
2) Will the app developed using WUP only works on Windows 10 or previous version of windows as well?
Windows 10 apps can only run on Windows 10 (and newer). If you want to target 8.1, you have to build a Windows 8.1 app. A Windows 8.1 app should run on Windows 10 without any problems.
You can refer the Develop apps for the Universal Windows Platform (UWP), it lists the requirements of UWP apps.
3) Can it be developed using 2015 or 2017 is mandatory?
Yes, we can use the VS 2015 or the VS 2017 to develop the UWP apps.
Please refer the document of Build UWP apps with Visual Studio.

How to setup environment for windows azure programming

My systems has VS2013 web express installed. To install windows Azure SDK it ask to install VS update 3 first. Size of VS update 3 ISO file is 5GB+. My net connection is slow so i can't download 5GB in one go. Please guide me if there is any alternative way to set environment for windows azure programming.
Take a look at Visual Studio Community 2013, it's got everything you need to get a development environment set up quickly to build apps with the latest .NET Azure SDK v2.5.

How to install .NET Framework 4.5.1 in a cloud service role

I get the following warning so the publish of cloud service fails from Azure SDK 2.1.
Warning 1 The project 'WCFServiceSurferlite' targets .NET Framework 4.5.1. To make sure that the role starts, this version of the .NET Framework must be installed on the virtual machine for this role. You can use a startup task to install the required version, if it is not already installed as part of the Windows Azure guest OS. For more details, see http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=309796.
I can't target to 4.5 because it is not available in Visual Studio 2013.
How can I solve this. Please Help.
Update - April 2 2014 -
* Answering this question as it shows up as one of first results on popular engines, while searching for trying to install Microsoft .NET framework 4.5.1 on Azure Cloud service.
The easiest way would be to set osFamily attribute to "4" in the Cloud Service Configuration file (.cscfg file). This will bring up an instance of Windows Server 2012 R2 with Microsoft .NET framework 4.5.1 installed.
Example:
<ServiceConfiguration serviceName="CloudDeploymentShell" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/ServiceHosting/2008/10/ServiceConfiguration" osFamily="4" osVersion="*" ...
Here is a blog post from a guy who deployed 4.5 before it was avail in Azure. The same approach should work for 4.5.1. http://danieljsinclair.wordpress.com/2012/06/28/how-i-got-net-4-5-rc-running-in-a-windows-azure-webrole/
Visual Studio 2013 is in Beta/Preview. If you can't target 4.5 with it then you'll need to either drop back to VS 2012 for your work in Azure or see if you can install 4.5.1 on the role instances using a start up task just as the warning suggests.
As each new Visual Studio and .NET version comes out there is usually a lag before VS supports the Windows Azure tools and again a lag after the .NET version has shipped before it is baked into a Guest OS that you can use in Azure.

Window Azure solution- Not running under local solution

need urgent help
i am not able to run the solution in the local environment. I have created the hello world sample and trying to run the application but i am getting error like some prerequisites are missing. Below in the configuration i have.
Installed in VM--
Window server 2008 OS-32 Bit
VS 2010
Installed the Azure SDK
But when i am running the solution i am getting below error ---
Windows Azure Tools: Warning: The Windows Azure development fabric and development storage are running on a 32-bit workstation. In the cloud, Windows Azure Hosted Services run in a 64-bit environment. The use of native code execution or .Net Full Trust features such as P/Invoke may require migration to 64-bit. See http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=145047 for details.
Windows Azure Tools: Error: Running .NET 4.0 web roles on the Windows Azure Development Fabric requires installing the following QFE: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/958854, or upgrading to SP2 of Windows Vista or Windows Server 2008.
Windows Azure Tools: The system is missing a prerequisite to execute the service. Please see the release notes.
Can any one suggest what i am doing wrong ??
As said, you are using 32-bit environment. Retry on 64-bit Windows Server.
Also make sure the client profile in not set on the .NET Assembly versioning... Choose .NET 4
Did you upgrade to SP2 of Windows Server 2008 as suggested by the warning message ? And the mentioned hotfix for IIS7 & .NET 4.0: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/958854.

Using Windows Azure in a local Dev Mode with PHP

We are trying to evaluate and eventually migrate to the windows azure cloud platform.
I am stumbling on the installation process...
I'm currently following this tutorial.
I can't get the Windows development Fabric interface working like on this picture.
When I install the app fabric sdk (downloaded here) I get no .exe program to simulate the cloud...
I installed Windows AppFabric which is not what I need (I think).
I keep on being directed on AppPlatformInstaller which do not install what I need but I'm sure is part of my solution.
You are downloading wrong SDK. For Windows Azure Cloud platform you must download and install Windows Azure SDK And Tools for Visual Studio.
Then you will have a folder %Program Files%\Windows Azure SDK\v1.5\bin. There will be devfabric and devstore folders, under which the local development Frabric and Development Storage executables will reside.
Then if you are targeting .NET based solutions, you will have new project templates in Visual Studio, and everything shall be running smoothly. On the other hand, if you are targeting open source solutions you might want to follow the like provided by Ben.
As for Windows AppFabric - yes, it is wrong in terms that it is not related to Windows Azure at all.
Let us know if you have any issues when downloading and installing latest Windows Azure SDK And Tools for Visual Studio
You may want to check out the docs available from the Microsoft Interoperability Team. They maintain an entire site dedicated to running PHP on Windows Azure
http://azurephp.interoperabilitybridges.com/articles/build-and-deploy-a-windows-azure-php-application
Basically to get it working just install the Windows Azure SDK and with Windows Azure SDK for PHP. Build your PHP application and then run the package command. Your PHP application will be rolled into a Windows Azure project and launched in the local dev fabric

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