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Deepesh Uniyal
Deepesh Uniyal

Reputation: 991

Eclipse "Install new Software" option

I am new in the Eclipse, I am facing a problem:

Install new Software option not showing in my eclipse.

Eclipse version: 8.5

Upvotes: 1

Views: 13634

Answers (6)

Supercoder
Supercoder

Reputation: 1204

In my case, I needed to upgrade the JMV version from 1.8 to 11. You just need to make sure to add from the eclipse.ini file the new java path then replace the old line(s) required Java Version with the new one. As per the following example:

REPLACE -Dosgi.requiredJavaVersion=1.8
WITH -Dosgi.requiredJavaVersion=11

Save the new eclipse.ini then restart eclipse: The Install new software and Check for Updates will appear from the Eclipse Help menu

Replace 1.8 to 11 in the eclipse.ini

Upvotes: 0

user3251882
user3251882

Reputation: 960

Adding 3 pre-conditions for the answers above along with few other workarounds :

  1. Your eclipse may have re-opened when you switched workspace , this may be the reason why you are not seeing option anymore . This happens when you are not admin on the machine.

Close eclipse and click icon to open again

  1. Check if you are an admin . If yes , follow steps below :
 Go to Help/Search
 Search for "Install new"
 Select "Updating and installing software" from the local search results.
 Click on the link by the name "Installing new software"
 Here click the first link with the text "Help  Install New Software ..."
  1. If you work somewhere , where you are not admin on the machine , last step in solution above will not work. In such case , follow steps :

Close eclipse , select eclipse icon and Shift-Enter to open it.

Upvotes: 0

Bai Xingqiang
Bai Xingqiang

Reputation: 1

I meet the same question. I just copy another eclipse to where eclipse installed(in my computer is /usr/lib/), and it becomes normal.

Upvotes: 0

user384842
user384842

Reputation: 1975

For those struggling, I found a good workaround on another site:

Go to help -> search and type 'install new' and select the search result that comes up - then you can proceed with installs as normal.

Upvotes: 1

user3776886
user3776886

Reputation: 1

For some reason, the configuration is screwed up. You just need to remove the "eclipse" directory in C:/Users// folder, then start it again. I came across the problem with an IDE based on eclipse, so I'm not sure the directory containing the configuration is "eclipse" here.

Upvotes: 0

Francis Upton IV
Francis Upton IV

Reputation: 19443

I think you need you need to use Help -> MyEclipse Configuration Center as described here. The update mechanism for MyEclipse is accessed in a different way than standard Eclipse.

Upvotes: 1

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