[Robert Kuropkat]

When I try to view “Manage MyEclipse Plugins” I get the above error dialog. Additional text includes:

The MyEclipse Dashboard is only available from a full version of MyEclipse.
Please visit Downloads at MyEcipseIDE.com for an installable copy.

I did a clean manual install on Ubuntu with the latest download and a recently updated Professional subscription.

Am I missing something?

Robert Kuropkat

[support-shalini]

Robert,
Can you copy and paste your installation details? You can get them from Installaion Summary – MyEclipse > Installation Summary > Installation Details.
What is the version of Ubuntu you are using?
How did you install ME? using all in one installer or archived update site?

I do not have ubuntu, I will get a dev team member to assist you.

[Robert Kuropkat]

MyEclipse details:

*** Date:
Wednesday, June 3, 2009 1:04:15 AM EDT

** System properties:
OS=Linux
OS version=2.6.28
Java version=1.6.0_13

*** MyEclipse details:
MyEclipse Enterprise Workbench
Version: 7.1.1
Build id: 7.1.1-20090310

*** Eclipse details:
Eclipse SDK

Version: 3.4.2
Build id: M20090211-1700

Eclipse Project SDK

Version: 3.4.2.R342_v20090122-7O7S7GApJ3_vCyk7ETmsfcmjhz0eHnqw7MIjk9Vdhe4Ic
Build id: M20090211-1700

Eclipse Plug-in Development Environment

Version: 3.4.2.R342_v20090122-7T7U1E9imVKz-A8Vz-p_jRS
Build id: M20080703-0800

Eclipse Platform

Version: 3.4.2.R342_v20090122-9I96EiWElHi8lheoJKJIvhM3JfVsYbRrgVIWL
Build id: M20090211-1700

Eclipse Graphical Editing Framework GEF

Version: 3.4.1.v20080806-67718083A56B4H2A3213573
Build id: 200809101400

Eclipse RCP

Version: 3.4.200.R342_v20090122-989JESTEbig-SVaL8UJHcYBr4A63
Build id: M20090211-1700

Eclipse Java Development Tools

Version: 3.4.2.r342_v20081217-7o7tEAoEEDWEm5HTrKn-svO4BbDI
Build id: M20090211-1700

Eclipse startup command=-os
linux
-ws
gtk
-arch
x86
-showsplash
/home/rkuropkat/MyEclipse 7.1/eclipse//plugins/org.eclipse.platform_3.3.101.v200902111700/splash.bmp
-launcher
/home/rkuropkat/MyEclipse 7.1/eclipse/eclipse
-name
Eclipse
–launcher.library
/home/rkuropkat/MyEclipse 7.1/eclipse/plugins/org.eclipse.equinox.launcher.gtk.linux.x86_1.0.101.R34x_v20080805/eclipse_1115.so
-startup
/home/rkuropkat/MyEclipse 7.1/eclipse/plugins/org.eclipse.equinox.launcher_1.0.101.R34x_v20081125.jar
com.genuitec.myeclipse.product7
-vm
/usr/lib/jvm/java-6-sun-1.6.0.13/jre/bin/../lib/i386/client/libjvm.so

Ubuntu Version:

DISTRIB_ID=Ubuntu
DISTRIB_RELEASE=9.04
DISTRIB_CODENAME=jaunty
DISTRIB_DESCRIPTION=”Ubuntu 9.04″

I did a “manual” install, which was just untar’ing the download file. There is an MyEclipse_7.1.1_ArchivedUpdateSite.zip file in the distribution but I did nothing with it.

[support-joy]

Thank you Robert for providing the details. I see, you did a manual install of MyEclipse. MyEclipse Dashboard is available, if you install using all-in-one installer. I hope you are aware that MyEclipse is currently not stable for Ubuntu 8.10+. Please read release notes here – http://www.myeclipseide.com/module-htmlpages-display-pid-409.html

For your ease, I have copy-pasted the relevant details here –
MyEclipse 7.1 and all early versions are unstable on Ubuntu 8.10 and later systems. The root of the issue stems from a binary incompatibility between XUL Runner that is bundled in MyEclipse and XUL Runner that is bundled with the OS install

[Robert Kuropkat]

So, what’s my answer here? I realize Ubuntu is not officially supported, but I should be able to enable this feature somehow…? I don’t WANT another JDK installed, I already have one. Plus, I’d have to monkey with turning a .rpm into a .deb. Is that really necessary? Would it even work? I find it hard to believe I cannot install these products side by side, and set appropriate config files and environment variables so everything works…

[Robert Kuropkat]

okay, as an update, I just assumed the “All-in-One Installer for Red Hat Linux” was an rpm. I did not expect a GUI installer. So I’ve installed it and the Dashboard seems to be working, sorta. There was some button drawing problems. However, the “MyEclipse Start Page” which I assume was just a web browser thing is NOT working. Surprisingly, it WAS working with the manual install (at least until I did an update from the MyEclipse Update site). I assume web browser based stuff is the XUL Runner problem referenced above?

Can you give more details on the precise problem so I can maybe work this out?

[Robert Kuropkat]

update 2:

okay, now I continue to get confused… I installed all the updates from the Dashboard, and NOW, the MyEclipse Start Page is working again. It appears, dare I say, to be working. hmmm….

As an aside, this is probably somewhere in documentation I haven’t read yet, but should I assume I should NOT download updates from the main Eclipse site? I do believe I did that before (with the manual install) which might have been the source of all evil for me…

Finally, it looks like the All-in-One installer just has a JDK 1.5? Is there some reason I couldn’t just use the JDK 1.6 or 1.5 I already have installed? What about the All-in-One installer (and it’s own JDK) makes the Dashboard work…?

[Loyal Water]

Hi,
It’s possible when you did the eclipse.org updates, you picked up an incompatible update that broke the dashboard.

Finally, it looks like the All-in-One installer just has a JDK 1.5? Is there some reason I couldn’t just use the JDK 1.6 or 1.5 I already have installed? What about the All-in-One installer (and it’s own JDK) makes the Dashboard work…?

You have to use the All in One installer. There is no workaround.

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