Comment 111 for bug 123064

Sure, don't package plugins - I agree that Eclipse's plugin manager can handle that itself. BUT - the convenience of a .deb package, which handles JDK and JRT dependencies, puts a launcher in the menu, picks a default directory, and so forth, is something I've gotten used to with Ubuntu. I think that this .deb should just install the base (perhaps the Java Development version, as that seems to be the most used) with select plugin repositories pre-selected and let the user install further plugins with Eclipse's internal plugin manager.