problem running eclipse on ubuntu

[sam_barker123]

Hi everyone,
I am trying to run eclipse on Ubuntu.But it crashes with an error
Error creating the view.
org.eclipse.core.runtime.Plugin

Does anyone know how to fix it.
I did edit /etc/eclipse/java_home and moved the gcj entry..but it does not seem to help

[ad_267]

This might help: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=606006

Sounds like you need sun java.

sudo apt-get install sun-java6-jre sun-java6-bin

[tinny]

This might help: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=606006

Sounds like you need sun java.

sudo apt-get install sun-java6-jre sun-java6-bin

If the OP is using a 32 bit Ubuntu install they should completely switch to Sun Java 6.



sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install sun-java6*


This will install JRE, Java browser plug-in and the Sun JDK.

You should make sure that you are compiling using the Sun JDK compiler.

In “Window” > “Preferences” > “Installed JREs” you need to “Add” the Sun JDK and set it as the default.

The JDK should be in the "/usr/lib/jvm/" folder.

[pcjunkie]

You might need to tell Ubuntu which java library to use.

[tinny]

You might need to tell Ubuntu which java library to use.

Done like this



sudo update-alternatives --config java