Ubuntu – Eclipse not launching

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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:

sudo apt-get -f install eclipse

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:

  1. Run the below commands in a terminal: 

    sudo add-apt-repository -y ppa:webupd8team/java
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install -y oracle-jdk7-installer
update-alternatives --display java

  2. Be sure to check your Java version to make sure it's 1.7 or greater:

    java -version

  3. Download a version of Eclipse from the website. If you don't know what flavor to use, just use the Classic version.

  4. Unpack the archive that you downloaded:

    cd Downloads
tar xvf [the file name you downloaded].tar.gz

  5. Back up your old Eclipse version (if any):

    sudo mv /usr/lib/eclipse /usr/lib/eclipse-old

  6. Move the version of Eclipse you downloaded to /usr/lib:

    sudo mv eclipse /usr/lib

  7. If this is a fresh install, you'll need to add a link to /usr/bin so you can run Eclipse:

    sudo ln -s /usr/lib/eclipse/eclipse /usr/bin/eclipse
sudo chmod a+x /usr/bin/eclipse

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.

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