[SOLVED!] Eclipse 3.4: Cannot launch the update UI.

willie_wang · Last edited by willie_wang on Fri Jul 18, 2008 1:07 am; edited 1 time in total

Hi! I installed the latest Eclipse 3.4 from the java overlay. And now whenever I try to update the software, or add new plugins, I can't.

I get the message, "Cannot launch the update UI. This installation has not been configured properly for Software Updates." I don't know what to do about this as this problem makes Eclipse virtually unusable.

Any help please? ~ww

Maliwik · Posted: Wed Jul 16, 2008 2:43 pm Post subject:

You have to be running Eclipse as root to be able to update it since it's an actual program update rather than profile update.
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willie_wang · Posted: Wed Jul 16, 2008 3:23 pm Post subject:

willie_wang · Posted: Wed Jul 16, 2008 4:05 pm Post subject:

Ok, with a little more research, the problem seems to be related to the new update manager that Eclipse 3.4 has - namely, Equinox p2. http://wiki.eclipse.org/Equinox_p2_Getting_Started Here's some more info http://dev.eclipse.org/mhonarc/lists/linux-distros-dev/msg00345.html.

Unfortunately, I'm pretty sure the new update UI isn't installed with the 3.4 ebuild in the java overlay. I'm trying to do it manually now, but I'm new with Eclipse, so I'm not entirely sure how to do this. I'm trying to work out what's going on in the Admin UI to see if I can install the new Update UI from this interface, although it's very confusing - see http://wiki.eclipse.org/Equinox_p2_Getting_Started_Admin_UI.

Has anyone managed to get the Software Updates in 3.4 working yet? Or can someone tell me how? Thanks for the response so far. Any help is greatly appreciated ~ww

willie_wang · Posted: Wed Jul 16, 2008 4:44 pm Post subject:

Buggrit. Found a solution. To enable the classic install interface, go to: Window, Preferences, General, Capabilities, Classic Update.

pathfinder · Posted: Fri Oct 03, 2008 1:26 pm Post subject:

Then Help > Software Updates ... > Find and Install > Add Remote Location > http://download.eclipse.org/technology/photran/updates/eclipse3.4cdt5.0

and you're done for the Fortran IDE Photran.
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rendier · n00b Joined: 15 Nov 2005 Posts: 4

lord_ph · Posted: Tue Jan 06, 2009 4:29 am Post subject:

Yes, thank you for sharing this info. Helped me out in a pinch.

xitrium · n00b Joined: 26 Feb 2004 Posts: 16

It seems like this is only partially solved... Why doesn't the new eclipse update manager work in Gentoo?

Shockwaver · Tux's lil' helper Joined: 04 Jul 2005 Posts: 123

When I try to update the eclipse platform (e.g. to the 3.4.2) from the update manager i get permission denied when installing: of course the available installation is in /usr/lib/eclipse-3.4 and exactly there i can only install the update.
What can i do?

muhsinzubeir · l33t Joined: 29 Sep 2007 Posts: 913 Location: /home/muhsin

Yamakuzure · Posted: Wed May 27, 2009 9:20 am Post subject:

cst · Apprentice Joined: 24 Feb 2008 Posts: 187 Location: /proc

Yes the updates are installed in ~/.eclipse and they dont work from there (atleast php didnt) but I copied them to /usr/lib/eclipse and they work. I still have problems getting eclipse to work with lampp though:(
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tekknokrat · Posted: Mon Jun 22, 2009 3:14 pm Post subject:

I am getting this error message when installing phpeclipse via update site the classic way: