error when running eclispe -> Help -> Check for updates

[davidetkarine]

This message come out after runing Eclipse - > Help -> Check for updates
An error occurred while uninstalling
session context was:(profile=PlatformProfile, phase=org.eclipse.equinox.internal.p2.engine.phases.Uninstall, operand=[R]org.eclipse.platform_root 3.7.2.dist-9nF7UHagFqn9pElwWhC90gLz-soEuSGYmtSeiRH --> null, action=org.eclipse.equinox.internal.p2.touchpoint.natives.actions.CleanupzipAction).
Backup of file /usr/lib/eclipse/.eclipseproduct failed.
File that was copied to backup could not be deleted: /usr/lib/eclipse/.eclipseproduct

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: eclipse-platform 3.7.2-1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-23.36-generic 3.2.14
Uname: Linux 3.2.0-23-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu2
Architecture: amd64
Date: Thu Apr 12 22:01:42 2012
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Beta amd64 (20120328)
ProcEnviron:
 TERM=xterm
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 LANG=fr_FR.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: eclipse
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

[PatrikHermansson (patrik-paheco)]

Workaround: sudo chown -R <username>:<usergroup> /usr/lib/eclipse

[davidetkarine (saveurlinux)]

thanks your workaround works for me

Le , PatrikHermansson <email address hidden> a écrit :
> Workaround: sudo chown -R : /usr/lib/eclipse

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[ullix (ullix)]

the workaround worked for me only partially. I my case what could not be deleted was /usr/lib/eclipse/eclipse. After the workaround, the upgrade could be run successfully.

However, upon restarting eclipse, it wanted to create a /root/workspace. Why as root - I had started eclipse as a regular user. So I reverted the workaround with sudo chown -R root:root /usr/lib/eclipse, and then could again start as user.

But after checking for updates again, several were found, but none could be installed as it failed with the exception of: "File that was copied to backup could not be deleted: /usr/lib/eclipse/epl-v10.html".

Going through the workaround again, I was able to do the upgrades, but then eclipse had forgotten all about previously installed Android SDKs, and upgrade attempt resulted in:

Error creating feature "file:/usr/lib/eclipse/features/org.eclipse.cvs_1.3.100.v20110520-0800-7B78FHl9VF7BD7KBM4GP9C/". [/usr/lib/eclipse/features/org.eclipse.cvs_1.3.100.v20110520-0800-7B78FHl9VF7BD7KBM4GP9C/feature.xml (No such file or directory)]
/usr/lib/eclipse/features/org.eclipse.cvs_1.3.100.v20110520-0800-7B78FHl9VF7BD7KBM4GP9C/feature.xml (No such file or directory)

now my installation appears to be ruined completely.