Why does my Eclipse crash all the time?

Question

Somehow stupid question, I have to admit - hope it won't cost me too many points.

To make it clear: I would also be happy if you can help me find the reason for the crashes. I wouldn't expect a precise answer.

However, I don't see why my Eclipse is crashing (freezing) all the time. Mostly when I save a file.

For some reason, crashes seem to increase lately...

I use Eclipse Helios (Version: 3.6.1) and Java version 1.6.0_20 (OpenJDK Runtime Environment (IcedTea6 1.9.2) (6b20-1.9.2-0ubuntu2) OpenJDK 64-Bit Server VM (build 19.0-b09, mixed mode)) on Ubuntu 10.10 (64-Bit).

Thank you!

Answer 1

What version of Firefox you are using? The problem may be in xulrunner. Firefox 4 uses xulrunner 2.0, but eclipse 3.6 aren't compatible with it. Read more here

Answer 2

Try installing sun-java6-jdk from the partnerrepository.

Answer 3

Have you tried using the sun-jdk instead to run Eclipse and see if that helps?

Answer 4

i also have had problems running eclipe with the open jdk, you can try to install sun's/oracle's jdk and run eclipse with it