[Tutorial]: Installing Eclipse 3.4 in Hardy Heron (8.04)

[JoulSauron]

When

/opt/eclipse/eclipse --clean.

I get a denied permission message: plugins/org.eclipse.equinox.launcher.gtk.linux.x86_1.0.101 .R34x_v20080805

and a window shows: The Eclipse executable launcher was unable to locate its companion shared library.

However, everything goes OK when I sudo /opt/eclipse/eclipse --clean., so I think it is a problem of permissions. How can I fix this so I can run eclipse from GNOME menu?

[pfwd.tech]

Thanks for a great guide.
After reading this I was able to set up eclipse 3.4 on Intrepid
Good work

[yeehi]

Regarding Item 5 and Item 7:

1) I open nano but there seems to be no way to save a file; all I can do is exit.

2) Under which names and in which directories should I save these files?

[pfwd.tech]

Regarding Item 5 and Item 7:

1) I open nano but there seems to be no way to save a file; all I can do is exit.

2) Under which names and in which directories should I save these files?

To save a file using nano you press CTRL + X it will then ask you:

Save modified buffer (ANSWERING "No" WILL DESTROY CHANGES) ?                    
 Y Yes
 N No           ^C Cancel

Press y for yes
It will then ask you for the file name
Once entered press enter to save the file

Hope that helps

Edit
Make sure you enter sudo before nano so that you have write permissions

[pcjunkie]

After following many tutorials on this, cleaning up and starting again I am still getting this...

!ENTRY org.eclipse.osgi 4 0 2009-04-02 20:43:53.701
!MESSAGE Error reading configuration: /opt/eclipse/configuration/org.eclipse.osgi/.manager/.fileTableLock (No such file or directory)
!STACK 0
java.io.FileNotFoundException: /opt/eclipse/configuration/org.eclipse.osgi/.manager/.fileTableLock (No such file or directory)
at java.io.RandomAccessFile.open(Native Method)
at java.io.RandomAccessFile.<init>(RandomAccessFile.j ava:233)
at org.eclipse.core.runtime.internal.adaptor.Locker_J avaNio.lock(Locker_JavaNio.java:32)
at org.eclipse.osgi.storagemanager.StorageManager.loc k(StorageManager.java:389)
at org.eclipse.osgi.storagemanager.StorageManager.ope n(StorageManager.java:687)
at org.eclipse.osgi.internal.baseadaptor.BaseStorage. initFileManager(BaseStorage.java:208)
at org.eclipse.osgi.internal.baseadaptor.BaseStorage. initialize(BaseStorage.java:142)
at org.eclipse.osgi.baseadaptor.BaseAdaptor.initializ eStorage(BaseAdaptor.java:124)
at org.eclipse.osgi.framework.internal.core.Framework .initialize(Framework.java:180)
at org.eclipse.osgi.framework.internal.core.Framework .<init>(Framework.java:152)
at org.eclipse.osgi.framework.internal.core.OSGi.crea teFramework(OSGi.java:90)
at org.eclipse.osgi.framework.internal.core.OSGi.<ini t>(OSGi.java:31)
at org.eclipse.core.runtime.adaptor.EclipseStarter.st artup(EclipseStarter.java:286)
at org.eclipse.core.runtime.adaptor.EclipseStarter.ru n(EclipseStarter.java:175)
at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Nativ e Method)
at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(Native MethodAccessorImpl.java:57)
at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(De legatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:43)
at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:616)
at org.eclipse.equinox.launcher.Main.invokeFramework( Main.java:549)
at org.eclipse.equinox.launcher.Main.basicRun(Main.ja va:504)
at org.eclipse.equinox.launcher.Main.run(Main.java:12 36)

Eclipse seems to be the most time consuming program to install. Flex can only be used if Eclipse is in opt. Kinda annoying..

Java 6 SDK is installed. I have been using it with Console to write short nasty apps..

[tamas305]

This is an alternate way, a way I believe is easier (this also works for installing the java plugin for firefox 3).

1) Boot up Ubuntu and open up a terminal (Applications --> Accessories -- > Terminal)

2) Type

sudo su

3) Enter your password, you will not see what you enter (a security feature)

4) Type

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

5) Agree to the license agreement and let it install, restart firefox, eclipse or any other program that needs JAVA and it should work

-tamas

[SynnerG]

Could someone help me out? Ive followed this tutorial to the T but I keep getting this error. "org.eclipse.swt.SWTError: XPCOM error -2147467262"

Ive uninstalled everything and tried again but with the same result. Has anyone else experienced this? Any help would be appreciated. I am running ubuntu 64 bit. here is the complete error log.


!SESSION 2009-05-03 17:58:09.851 -----------------------------------------------
eclipse.buildId=M20090211-1700
java.version=1.6.0_0
java.vendor=Sun Microsystems Inc.
BootLoader constants: OS=linux, ARCH=x86_64, WS=gtk, NL=en_US
Command-line arguments: -os linux -ws gtk -arch x86_64

!ENTRY org.eclipse.osgi 4 0 2009-05-03 17:58:13.923
!MESSAGE Application error
!STACK 1
org.eclipse.swt.SWTError: XPCOM error -2147467262
at org.eclipse.swt.browser.Mozilla.error(Mozilla.java :1638)
at org.eclipse.swt.browser.Mozilla.setText(Mozilla.ja va:1861)
at org.eclipse.swt.browser.Browser.setText(Browser.ja va:737)
at org.eclipse.ui.internal.intro.impl.presentations.B rowserIntroPartImplementation.generateContentForPa ge(BrowserIntroPartImplementation.java:252)
at org.eclipse.ui.internal.intro.impl.presentations.B rowserIntroPartImplementation.dynamicStandbyStateC hanged(BrowserIntroPartImplementation.java:451)
at org.eclipse.ui.internal.intro.impl.presentations.B rowserIntroPartImplementation.doStandbyStateChange d(BrowserIntroPartImplementation.java:658)
at org.eclipse.ui.internal.intro.impl.model.AbstractI ntroPartImplementation.standbyStateChanged(Abstrac tIntroPartImplementation.java:249)
at org.eclipse.ui.internal.intro.impl.model.IntroPart Presentation.standbyStateChanged(IntroPartPresenta tion.java:443)
at org.eclipse.ui.intro.config.CustomizableIntroPart. standbyStateChanged(CustomizableIntroPart.java:266 )
at org.eclipse.ui.internal.ViewIntroAdapterPart$2.run (ViewIntroAdapterPart.java:74)
at org.eclipse.swt.custom.BusyIndicator.showWhile(Bus yIndicator.java:70)
at org.eclipse.ui.internal.ViewIntroAdapterPart.setSt andby(ViewIntroAdapterPart.java:70)
at org.eclipse.ui.internal.ViewIntroAdapterPart$1.pro pertyChanged(ViewIntroAdapterPart.java:55)
at org.eclipse.ui.internal.WorkbenchPartReference.fir eInternalPropertyChange(WorkbenchPartReference.jav a:374)
at org.eclipse.ui.internal.WorkbenchPartReference.fir eZoomChange(WorkbenchPartReference.java:539)
at org.eclipse.ui.internal.PartPane.setZoomed(PartPan e.java:349)
at org.eclipse.ui.internal.PartStack.setZoomed(PartSt ack.java:1526)
at org.eclipse.ui.internal.PartSashContainer.zoomIn(P artSashContainer.java:884)
at org.eclipse.ui.internal.PartSashContainer.childReq uestZoomIn(PartSashContainer.java:905)
at org.eclipse.ui.internal.LayoutPart.requestZoomIn(L ayoutPart.java:354)
at org.eclipse.ui.internal.PartStack.setState(PartSta ck.java:1501)
at org.eclipse.ui.internal.WorkbenchPage.setState(Wor kbenchPage.java:3872)
at org.eclipse.ui.internal.WorkbenchPage.toggleZoom(W orkbenchPage.java:3944)
at org.eclipse.ui.internal.WorkbenchIntroManager.setI ntroStandby(WorkbenchIntroManager.java:201)
at org.eclipse.ui.internal.WorkbenchIntroManager.show Intro(WorkbenchIntroManager.java:136)
at org.eclipse.ui.internal.WorkbenchWindow$20.runWith Exception(WorkbenchWindow.java:2182)
at org.eclipse.ui.internal.StartupThreading$StartupRu nnable.run(StartupThreading.java:31)
at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.RunnableLock.run(RunnableL ock.java:35)
at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Synchronizer.runAsyncMessa ges(Synchronizer.java:133)
at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Display.runAsyncMessages(D isplay.java:3378)
at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Display.readAndDispatch(Di splay.java:3036)
at org.eclipse.ui.application.WorkbenchAdvisor.openWi ndows(WorkbenchAdvisor.java:803)
at org.eclipse.ui.internal.Workbench$27.runWithExcept ion(Workbench.java:1363)
at org.eclipse.ui.internal.StartupThreading$StartupRu nnable.run(StartupThreading.java:31)
at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.RunnableLock.run(RunnableL ock.java:35)
at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Synchronizer.runAsyncMessa ges(Synchronizer.java:133)
at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Display.runAsyncMessages(D isplay.java:3378)
at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Display.readAndDispatch(Di splay.java:3036)
at org.eclipse.ui.internal.Workbench.runUI(Workbench. java:2295)
at org.eclipse.ui.internal.Workbench.access$4(Workben ch.java:2200)
at org.eclipse.ui.internal.Workbench$5.run(Workbench. java:495)
at org.eclipse.core.databinding.observable.Realm.runW ithDefault(Realm.java:288)
at org.eclipse.ui.internal.Workbench.createAndRunWork bench(Workbench.java:490)
at org.eclipse.ui.PlatformUI.createAndRunWorkbench(Pl atformUI.java:149)
at org.eclipse.ui.internal.ide.application.IDEApplica tion.start(IDEApplication.java:113)
at org.eclipse.equinox.internal.app.EclipseAppHandle. run(EclipseAppHandle.java:193)
at org.eclipse.core.runtime.internal.adaptor.EclipseA ppLauncher.runApplication(EclipseAppLauncher.java: 110)
at org.eclipse.core.runtime.internal.adaptor.EclipseA ppLauncher.start(EclipseAppLauncher.java:79)
at org.eclipse.core.runtime.adaptor.EclipseStarter.ru n(EclipseStarter.java:386)
at org.eclipse.core.runtime.adaptor.EclipseStarter.ru n(EclipseStarter.java:179)
at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Nativ e Method)
at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(Native MethodAccessorImpl.java:57)
at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(De legatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:43)
at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:616)
at org.eclipse.equinox.launcher.Main.invokeFramework( Main.java:549)
at org.eclipse.equinox.launcher.Main.basicRun(Main.ja va:504)
at org.eclipse.equinox.launcher.Main.run(Main.java:12 36)
at org.eclipse.equinox.launcher.Main.main(Main.java:1 212)

[psaville]

I posted an answer that uses apt-get to do the upgrade to eclipse 3.4.

See this posting:
http://ubuntuforums.org/showpost.php...00&postcount=3

[ksp1717]

Hi

After following the process described, i can run eclipse from the last command in the console. But I was not able to do the same from the programming menu.
I did the following changes and i could.

1. I changed the /usr/bin/eclipse to /usr/local/bin/eclipse and then opened nano.
2. I changed the gnome desktop icon in /usr/share/applications/eclipse ....
in the program that is entered in nano, i changed the 'exec = eclipse' to 'exec=/opt/eclipse/eclipse' and saved it.

Thats it everything is running smooth.

But I do have one query.... incase i want to install any plugins, if i do tht from synaptic manager, will the changes be effective??? or should i follow any other process.

[DimCI]

Many, many THANKS to fballem!

I've spent about 2 days trying to install Eclipse but failed a few times... But by means of following your SUPER tutorial I have php ide at last! (eclipse-php-galileo-SR1-linux package's been installed btw ) At least it seems working Thank u again!