How to uninstall plugins in Eclipse 3.4.X or higher

Question

The GUI for managing plugins in Eclipse got a bit of an overhaul in version 3.4.0. This GUI is accessed via the \"Software Updates...\" option in the Help menu. This displ

Answer 1

There are distributions of Eclipse that come packaged with certain plugins that can't be mix-and-matched. That is the case with Mylyn, that went from a student's thesis project to an integral part of Eclipse. If you want to actually get rid of Mylyn, you may want to install Eclipse classic instead of the distribution you have, and then install the stuff you need.

The standard Eclipse distributions come with Myln.

BTW, Eclipser 3.5 completely changes all these screens :(

Answer 2

In eclipse Helios (version 3.6), to uninstall a plugin:

1. Go to Help->Install New Software...
2. Click on "What is already installed?" link at the bottom right side of the dialog
3. In the Installed Software tab choose the software you want to uninstall
4. Click on the "Uninstall..." button at the bottom
5. Click 'Finish' on the Uninstall Details dialog
6. Observe the 'Uninstalling Software %' status at the bottom status bar of eclipse
7. Click 'Restart Now' when prompted to do so.

Eclipse restarts. Choose the workspace. Now when you go again to the Installed Software window , you do not find the uninstalled software.

Answer 3

And just to update it for Helios - Eclipse 3.6

Help->Install New Software at the bottom of dialog there is link What is already installed once you click on that you will get list of installed plugins and Uninstal... button

Answer 4

I'm running (a relatively fresh copy of) 3.4.1. I was able to select the same plug-in shown in your screen shot (Mylyn Bridge: Java Development) to get an enabled "Uninstall..." button. I'd suggest getting the latest updates and trying again.