Who would guess after going over and over through the "Help->Install New Software" or "Help->Check for updates" and never finding anything like "remove" or "reinstall" or "force reinstall". The issue is that the damn thing is hidden in the "HELP->ABOUT". Man I'd rather be programming instead.įound, in the middle of my evening that it is possible to uninstall pretty much everything. I just went through the whole day trying to figure out as no one seems to give an straight answer like "do this, that, done." I just don't know what the hell these Eclipse developers are thinking! Removing plug-ins from Eclipse became a pain in the ass since Helios! If something doesn't work as it did in the past once in the future remember what you did and. If that's the case move the according JAR(s) back to ECLIPSE_HOME/plugins and/or ECLIPSE_HOME/features. They might rely on plugins/JARs you moved to. And if one isn't there then.Ĭheck the Error Log view especially after installing new features/plugins. The underlying OSGi activates bundles (plugins) on the fly if they are referenced from an other bundle (plugin) for the first time. Keep Eclipse's Error Log view open for a while.
It might be different from one – even patch – version to the other. Note that this applies to a rather fresh Eclipse 2021-03 (4.19.0) installation.
Once all of the software is uninstalled successfully, you will be prompted to restart for the Workbench. You may check and uncheck different items in the list, and click Next when you are ready to continue. If you change your mind about which items should be uninstalled, you may click Back to see a checkmark list of the items you selected before. Expanding each item will show what additional items (if any) will be uninstalled as a result of your choice.
The Uninstall Details page will show you a list of the items that will be uninstalled. Select the items that you wish to uninstall.
to open a dialog showing pages that provide more detail about your installation.Ĭlick the Installed Software tab to see a list of the software items that you have installed into your system. To uninstall software from your system:Ĭlick Help > About and then click Installation Details. This wizard is shown when you select items and press Uninstall. The Uninstall wizard allows you to review and uninstall items in your configuration. The following text is quoted from the Eclipse help docs: