No java project option in eclipse

Question

There may well be a very simple answer to this but having googled for an hour, I am resorting to asking here.

I am simply trying to install eclipse Indigo(3.7.2) on Ubun

Answer 1

these both commands completely solved the problem for me:

sudo apt-get install --reinstall eclipse-jdt

sudo apt-get update

Answer 2

Same as @thiagowfx answered, just need to add * in last commant

sudo apt-get remove eclipse*
sudo apt-get purge eclipse*
rm -r ~/.eclipse*
rm -r workspace*

Then install the eclipse

sudo apt-get install eclipse

Answer 3

I had the same problem and found out it was because I had installed another version of eclipse which I had downloaded manually. I simply removed the package again ("sudo apt-get remove eclipse") and deleted everything concerning eclipse:

• ~/.eclipse
• ~/workspace
• everything that showed up on "whereis eclipse"

and then reinstalled it using "sudo apt-get install eclipse". Worked fine for me.

Answer 4

I was with the same problem. Try doing that:

sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get upgrade

sudo apt-get remove eclipse
sudo apt-get purge eclipse
rm -r ~/.eclipse
sudo apt-get install eclipse

I didn't need to remove all the locations which showed up on whereis eclipse, like Steve Beer said.

Besides, you can also try doing

sudo apt-get install --reinstall eclipse-jdt

if the previous commands don't work out.

Answer 5

I had the same issue and was able to resolve it in deleting the entire ~/.eclipse directory along with everything in the workspace of eclipse. When I started eclipse after this, it was again possible to add java projects.

Answer 6

Make sure that the JDK is installed. sudo apt-get install openjdk-7-jdk

also make sure that the installer is up to date : sudo apt-get update , sudo apt-get upgrade

You have another option. Try downloading eclipse from the Eclipse website www.eclipse.org

download the appropriate version for your machine and try running it from the command line directly yourDownloadPath/eclipse

• Don't forget to add the executable permission(chmod +x) if necessary

Good luck.