eclipse very slow to start a plugin install - eclipse

I use eclipse for my projects.
When I want to install or update a plugin, it is very very slow to calculate dependencies ( about 5 to 10 minutes) and then it is fast to download files and install them.
Do you know how to solve that ?
It is on Ubuntu 10.04 with latest patches + eclipse 3.6.1
No proxy is used. I noticed the problem with several computer at home, but I do not have this problem at work (I use a proxy at work)

Try to uncheck the option "Contract all update sites" before installing your selection. Because p2 would try to check the dependency from all the available update sites(download the metadata repository firstly) when checking that option.

I had very similar issue in Windows recently, but finally I managed to figure out what is causing the extremely slow network connections in Eclipse.
Actually the issue isn't the low bandwidth, but connection timeouts.
The solution in my case was to disable all unnecessary network adapters in Windows like Hamachi's and TeamViewer's adapter. I know you are on Ubuntu, but I'm sure the root of the issue in your case is very similar.

Disabling Windows Defender and other Antivirus/spyware can help. Maybe the speed up is not so high, but at least it will run faster.

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Netbeans refuses to shutdown

An infuriating problem.
My Netbeans IDE 7.2 refuses to shutdown when I try to shutdown my machine.
I have got to use task manager to close the beast.
Its a windows 7 64 bit machine.
I have tried the usual Netbeans forums.
Any Ideas?
PS: I also use the well behaved Eclipse.
from what I'm seeing, you might have a corrupted install of netbeans cause usually it is light on a system. How long ago did you install it? Did you make any major changes before this all started, from evinvorment setting changes to major changes like how the thing complies etc...? I would say, the easiest bet is to back up the settings, if possible, and reinstall or do a repair install, if offered, of netbeans.
Upgraded to 7.3 and I no longer have a problem.
BTW Netbeans 7.3 is great for developing HTML 5 code.

netbeans plugin update constantly freezes at 50%

I've been trying to update my netbeans plugins ever since 7.0.1, but I've never been able to get beyond half of the installation bar. It just freezes at around 50% each time. After I close the IDE, it will attempt to update but fail. I've updated to 7.1 but the issue still persists even for the initial Junit plugin installation after a fresh installation of 7.1.
I've attached a screenshot. Does anybody know what is the issue here?
I read in the Definitive Guide to NB Platform 7.1 that you have to install NetBeans (well because of the JUnit) into the folder, where it has write rights. Which is not the Progam Files in Windows 7.
So try to install it for example into C:\Programs or something like that. You can install new version (7.1.1) even without uninstalling the older one and then let the NB get your previous settings (it will ask).
You can try temporarily disabling your firewall and/or antivirus. I got the same problem, and disabling AVG Internet Security everything worked fine. Hope it helps!
I think that problem is in network. So try to change network you are on. I am using university network that has many policies and only JUnit plugin installation stucks. Went to local wireles public network and JUnit plugin was installed successfully.

Cannot update or install any new software in any version of eclipse

I've read the other posts about being unable to install software in eclipse, but I still can't seem to get anything to work. I've tried on both Eclipse Indigo and Eclipse Juno - neither of which seem to be able to connect to anything, yet I can open the web browser.
On my other computer, which was previously configured, it contacts the software sites perfectly fine. I can also use the internal web browser on both version of eclipse - navigating to www.google.com.
I've tried updating Eclipse using http://download.eclipse.org/releases/indigo/ and I have tried to install ADT with https://dl-ssl.google.com/android/eclipse/.
I'm attaching an image of the error I'm getting. Also it appears I am getting 'permission denied'
Regarding the ADT, i couldnt get it to work with indigo for the life of me. After looking around a lot i realized that there are some comparability restrictions for the ADT plug in. The latest version of the ADT works on Eclipse Helios 3.6 or higher.
http://developer.android.com/sdk/requirements.html
also make sure to do "run as administrator" when you start eclipse if you are going to install software.
I had the same problem, I'm not sure if it would help but here is what I did anyway:
Uninstalled AVG
Ran SFC /scannow
SFC found some corrupted windows files and repaired them
Restart
Not sure if uninstalling AVG did anything, but I saw it as a possible solution somewhere else.
I am now using MSE since it seems to be more compatible with my system...
Maybe you need to connect thru a proxy?
Check you browsers connections settings.
I've had the same issue before and it turned out to be due to a VPN connection I had open. It must have been trying to go via that, although no other applications have had that problem. So perhaps check that you don't have any static routes which are interfering.

Show-stopper Eclipse Helios install problems under OSX (10.6) 64bit

I thought I'd give Helios a try, so I grabbed the latest Java EE install from http://www.eclipse.org/downloads/packages/eclipse-ide-java-ee-developers/heliosr. Note, both OSX 32bit and 64bit exhibit the same symptoms.
So from a fresh install I run Helios (it launches fine), then the problem comes when I try running an upgrade. I keep getting these two errors errors:
Artifact not found: http://download.eclipse.org/releases/helios/compositeContent.jar.
http://download.eclipse.org/releases/helios/compositeContent.jar
No repository found at http://download.eclipse.org/releases/helios.
These are my (default) update sites:
Helios http://download.eclipse.org/releases/helios Enabled
Mylyn for Eclipse Helios http://download.eclipse.org/tools/mylyn/update/helios Enabled
The Eclipse Project Updates http://download.eclipse.org/eclipse/updates/3.6 Enabled
The Eclipse Web Tools Platform (WTP) software repository http://download.eclipse.org/webtools/repository/helios Enabled
http://download.eclipse.org/tools/mylyn/update/e3.4 Disabled
http://download.eclipse.org/tools/mylyn/update/extras Disabled
Note, I'm not behind any firewalls/proxies etc, no nothing weird with network connectivity.
I've searched all over the place and there are others with the same problem, with no solution that I could find.
Has anyone else run into these issues?
UPDATE 1:
Notes:
I'm not behind a proxy.
I've tried the Java EE, but also bare bones Eclipse 3.6.1.
I've tried different mirrors (including the main site),
I've tried SpingSource's version.
I've tried exporting the update sites to XML, deleting them and reimporting them.
I even tried adding forward slashes to the ends of site names.
I've made sure I have full write permissions for the eclipse folder, and have even placed it on my desktop.
I mention all of these seemingly odd behaviours because these are suggestions I've read around the web on this problem, which many people are having.
Once last interesting point I've just tried, is to download the "http://download.eclipse.org/releases/helios/compositeContent.jar" directly in the browser. It redirects to "http://www.gtlib.gatech.edu/pub/eclipse/releases/helios/compositeContent.jar" with a 403 forbidden. :\ It seems as though system is finding a mirror, but perhaps the mirror is broken? Also note, I'm in Australia, so Georgia Tech is nowhere near me ;)
Just as I was writing this, I tried one last idea. I discovered "Pulse" by Genuitec, which is a Eclipse install manager. I gave it a shot, and it worked. The site it uses for updates is:
"[url=http://eclipse.poweredbypulse.com/downloads/aux/eclipse-mirror/releases/helios] http://eclipse.poweredbypulse.com/downloads/aux/eclipse-mirr or/releases/helios[/url]"
So, I've wasted enough time on this now. I'd create a bug in Eclipse Bugzilla, but there are already entries with no solution.
UPDATE 2:
Ok, from a fresh install, if I disable:
http://download.eclipse.org/releases/helios/
and add Pulse's update site:
http://eclipse.poweredbypulse.com/downloads/aux/eclipse-mirror/releases/helios/
I don't get any errors. I really think it's to do with the automatic mirrored update site. Is this possible?
Here is a screenshot of my update sites now:
Regards,
Shane
Ok, I had the same issue on Windows XP 64bits laptop an Fresh Helios 64bits download, however your workaround works for me.
See update 2 in the question.
Shane

Anyone have issues with Eclipse over Remote Desktop Connection?

I have a very strange issue that I'm hoping someone can help me with. I have various installations of Eclipse on my development machine at work. The one I primarily use is Weblogic WorkSpace Studio 10.2. This installation, along with a few Pulse installations I have set up works fine when I'm logged into my computer physically.
However, when I try to log into the computer using Microsoft's Remote Desktop Connection utility I get an error stating: "Could not create Java virtual machine." and then I get the lovely Eclipse error box which I personally can gather almost nothing from.
Even if you don't have the solution, any help would be greatly appreciated.
Justin
What ended up working for me was the memory settings for the JVM. Apparently the remote desktop connection, or some other setting in Windows, blocks off a fairly large amount of space. By reducing the heap size allocation for the JVM during Eclipse and server start-up I was able to get this working. As a side note, I had PLENTY of space that windows could have used, so I don't think blankly adding more memory would necessarily solve the issue. If you find another solution, please let me know.
• We came across an issue when user RDC’s to a remote system where the OS is Windows 10 and has a running Eclipse instance, the Eclipse instance terminates
• Eclipse is one of the IDE’s for Java
• The issue is because of Windows 10 Exploit protection
• Pre-requisite: You will need Administrative permissions for executing the below
• Navigate to Settings -> Update & Security -> Windows Security -> App & Browser Control -> Exploit Protection Settings
• Add the program to exclude as below
P.s. As of Window 10 1909 MS security advisory mentions we can disable some exploit protections by default.
Perhaps it is permission related. take a look at similar issue that symantec has:
http://service1.symantec.com/support/ent-security.nsf/854fa02b4f5013678825731a007d06af/8ea1593f1d1fcee68025759a003d8403?OpenDocument
Try to see if you have same patches installed that causes the security issue. Also refer to application log to see if there is a more specific error. Good luck :)
I think issue happens due to Windows, not Eclipse nor JVM. There is still open Bug report on the Eclipse side and one of the comments state that Microsoft is working on the issue.
I have tried Windows Remote Desktop-ing into my dev machine at work (which had only one version of eclipse installed on it). I had no troubles.
Is it possible that your problems stem from multiple versions of eclipse running at the same time?
Also, have you tried a fresh install of eclipse on your dev machine?
If the above two suggestions don't work, then the only thing that I can think of is what Mohammad said: you might need to check your permissions.
I would check the system log if I were you: Start > run > eventvwr
The first thing to look at is the .log file which is in your eclipse's metadata folder (found in your workspace at $WORKSPACE_ROOT/.metadata/.log). If you post the stack trace that it generates upon initialization, we can give a definitive answer.
I am now experiencing this in Eclipse (the Oxygen release and Java 1.8.0_181). I previously had the same problem with another Java-based program (Oxygen XML/XSL editor - the product name is coincidentally the same as the Eclipse version). Last year the Oxygen support team answered that it may be a known problem in Java.
Even without seeing a crash report, considering your sequence of
events, this seems like a known common cause of crash for the Java
runtime. Keeping Oxygen/Java running for a long time, until the screen
or video card enters sleep then connecting/disconnecting
screens/projectors or connecting/disconnecting RDP can trigger a crash
in the Java runtime. We keep updating the Java runtime (JRE) with each
new version of Oxygen, but so far the issue has not been resolved in
newer versions of the JRE.
e.g. Java VM logged issue:
https://bugs.openjdk.java.net/browse/JDK-8153389