Cannot “Install New Software” in Eclipse 3.5

Question

I have just installed Eclipse 3.5 for Java EE developers (\"Galileo\").

I need to add an extra plugin, but when I select the \"Install New Software ...\" menu item,

Answer 1

I had the same problem, took a look at the error log and changed the launcher from "/usr/bin/eclipse" to "sudo /usr/bin/eclipse", it was a permissions thing...