I have installed Ubuntu 14.04, I have installed Eclipse using Ubuntu Software Center. But Eclipse is not opening, when I click it is not opening or showing any error message it is very silent.
Output for java -version
:
java version "1.7.0_55"
Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 1.7.0_55-b13)
Java HotSpot(TM) Server VM (build 24.55-b03, mixed mode)
uname -a
:
Linux Lenovo-IdeaPad-Z510 3.13.0-24-generic #46-Ubuntu SMP Thu Apr 10 19:08:14 UTC 2014 i686 i686 i686 GNU/Linux
When I give Eclipse in terminal I am getting
The program 'eclipse' is currently not installed. You can install it by typing:
sudo apt-get install eclipse-platform
And when I give sudo apt-get install eclipse-platform
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
eclipse-platform is already the newest version.
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 3 not upgraded.
Best Answer
My first suggestion would be to run, from command line:
Alternative:
This resource may be of help to you. I can confirm the process works on Ubuntu 14.04, as that is what I am using, and it cleanly upgraded my version of Eclipse to Kepler, and should resolve issues with your install. Here is the process, borrowed from the above link:
Note: using this process, you will have to reinstall any plugins and re-add any update sources from previous build (at least, I did). However, you get a clean install of a newer version, which should resolve your issues. Good luck.