How to Fix Loading Plugins in Eclipse 3.5.1 on Linux

How do you fix loading plugins in eclipse 3.5.1 on linux?

I got around the issue.

Select Install New Software...

In the dialog that pops up, Uncheck the box labeled Contact all update sites during install to find required software

Then proceed with the installation of findbugs, subversive connectors, and the SVN team provider.

When I didn't uncheck that box, the updater always installed a small collection of Mylyn plugins that are already installed. Then, no plugins that were installed apart from what was part of the initial install would work.

EDIT: Apparently I'm not alone with this trouble. If I can find the bugreport, I'll add the link, but here is a discussion in an eclipse forum.

Android Plugin in Eclipse 3.5 / 3.6 on Ubuntu 64bit got problems with properties

sIMPLy PRESS THE SPACEBAR WHEN IN.

Edit (just to complete the answer):

Within the property when focused on the value, press Tab followed by Space. Reason: Tab moves to the small "..." button behind the value and Space depresses it.

How to install plugin for Eclipse from .zip

It depends on what the zip contains. Take a look to see if it got content.jar and artifacts.jar. If it does, it is an archived updated site. Install from it the same way as you install from a remote site.

If the zip doesn't contain content.jar and artifacts.jar, go to your Eclipse install's dropins directory, create a subfolder (name doesn't matter) and expand your zip into that folder. Restart Eclipse.

Eclipse doesn't load plugins in the dropins folder

I suggest that you try to install those features via the update manager. EMF and GEF are standard features from Eclipse.org, there's no reason not to install them in Eclipse's main p2 repository folder (it is easy to uninstall them, in case that is your concern).

Have a look at the error log view (Window -> Show View -> Error Log) to see why they didn't load. My guess is that they are missing a dependency, but without more information it is difficult to answer your question. I also suggest looking at Help -> About Eclipse -> Installation Details to see what exactly is installed.

Cannot install Google Plugin in Eclipse 4.4

The plugin has a hard requirement to Eclipse 3.8 (up to to 3.10, which doesn't exist), which means it's not able to install on Eclipse 4. See if there is an updated version of the plugin.

If not, you have to install Eclipse 3.8 to run the plugin. The other alternative is to see if the source is available and change the requirements so that it will be able to install on 4.4. But you will be taking a huge risk and using the software in an environment it wasn't designed or tested for.