Eclipse is not starting in 9.10 at all. No errors are reported.

[Haiodo]

Binary package hint: eclipse

Ubuntu 9.10 fully updated.
Installed
eclipse 3.5.1-0ubuntu2
eclipse-rcp 3.5.1-0ubuntu2
eclipse-platform 3.5.1-0ubuntu2
eclipse-platform-data 3.5.1-0ubuntu2
eclipse-pde 3.5.1-0ubuntu2
eclipse-plugin-cvs 3.5.1-0ubuntu2
eclipse-jdt 3.5.1-0ubuntu2
eclipse-sdk 3.4.1-1 -- why 3.4.1?

and java:
java-common
sun-java6-bin 6-15-1
ia32-sun-java6-bin 6-15-1
sun-java6-jre 6-15-1

Then I start eclipse from console, I've no see any output or any kind of activity.

ProblemType: Bug
Architecture: amd64
Date: Wed Oct 14 11:47:53 2009
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.10
NonfreeKernelModules: fglrx
Package: eclipse 3.5.1-0ubuntu2
ProcEnviron:
 LANG=ru_RU.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.31-14.46-generic
SourcePackage: eclipse
Uname: Linux 2.6.31-14-generic x86_64
XsessionErrors:
 (gnome-settings-daemon:9841): GLib-CRITICAL **: g_propagate_error: assertion `src != NULL' failed
 (gnome-settings-daemon:9841): GLib-CRITICAL **: g_propagate_error: assertion `src != NULL' failed
 (nautilus:9868): Eel-CRITICAL **: eel_preferences_get_boolean: assertion `preferences_is_initialized ()' failed
 (polkit-gnome-authentication-agent-1:9918): GLib-CRITICAL **: g_once_init_leave: assertion `initialization_value != 0' failed
 (gnome-panel:9867): Gtk-WARNING **: gtk_widget_size_allocate(): attempt to allocate widget with width -1 and height 24

[Haiodo (haiodo)]

Eclipse error log

[Benjamin Drung (bdrung)]

Can you remove eclipse-sdk and try again?

[LuitvD (luitvd-gmail)]

I have the same problem, and have no eclipse-sdk installed. Never have.

Strange thing is that this problem seems to have the same source as my NetBeans installation not working properly anymore. This might be a problem bigger than just eclipse...

Netbeans shows this error when trying to start a new Project: java.lang.NoSuchMethodError: org.jdesktop.layout.GroupLayout.access$500(IIIZ)V

[LuitvD (luitvd-gmail)]

A clean install of both Eclipse and NetBeans (on a different computer) work perfectly, so I went on trying with my laptop and found that removing the configuration makes it start again.

Just gotten both Eclipse and NetBeans to start using the same standard troubleshooting trick.

[Haiodo (haiodo)]

No removal of eclipse-sdk not solves the issue.
Actually I've also have clean install of eclipse.

[Lele Long (schemacs)]

when will this bug be fixed?after 29?the console give no error message at all,and neither log can be found under the eclipse root path!

[Benjamin Drung (bdrung)]

Can you upgrade to eclipse 3.5.1-0ubuntu6 and report your experience?

[Paul Andralouis (pandralouis)]

I have downloaded standard linux eclipse php version from the eclipse website. It starts, but there seems to be some sort of file access problem with doing updates. I tried to install the bzr-eclipse plugin, and it fails.

Originally I had upgraded the machine, and started having strange problems with eclipse failing to create directories. I tried a fresh install, and it looks like there is something strange going on given the inability to install a plugin. I haven't tried to otherwise work with it since the fresh ubuntu and eclipse install.

It looks like some sort of file access problem, possibly with Sun Java.

[priyankgandhi (priyankgandhi)]

I am also having the same issue. I dnt know how but I was able to start in once.

[svins (jg-svins)]

I have the same problems with eclipse with Kubuntu 9.10 RC 64 bit like Paul Andralouis has.

[kandy (to-kandy)]

I have the same problems.

I do:
rm -rf ~/.eclipse

extract
eclipse-php-galileo-SR1-linux-gtk.tar.gz to ~/eclipse
chown -R {my user}:{my group} ~/eclipse
run
~/eclipse/eclipse
then eclipse start normal
==========================
maybe problem in access, please verify it

[Mathieu (mathieu-rondonneau)]

The workaround:
#!/bin/sh
export GDK_NATIVE_WINDOWS=1
/[ECLIPSE-PATH]/eclipse

posted here:
http://www.norio.be/blog/2009/10/problems-eclipse-buttons-ubuntu-910

fixes the problem for me.

[Mauro De Lucca (pcniatic)]

I did have the same problem. I solved it changing my default java with 'sudo update-alternatives --config java', ia32-sun-java6 was set as default and I changed for sun-java6.

[mg (magnus-gylfason)]

Mauro De Lucca's solution (#14) did the trick for me. It was set to '/usr/bin/gij-4.4' but after changing it to '/usr/lib/jvm/java-6-sun/jre/bin/java' Eclipse started again.

[Benjamin Drung (bdrung)]

When using the 32 bit version of the Java virtual machine on a 64 bit system, then eclipse won't start. The solution is to change the default Java virtual machine to java-6-openjdk or sun-java6 by running 'sudo update-alternatives --config java'. Thanks Mauro for the solution. Therefore I close this bug report.

[Kaxsp (kazjako)]

Thanks Mauro, it works for me too.