Eclipse doesn't start in Ubuntu 14.04

Question

I have a problem trying to launch Eclipse in Ubuntu 14.04. Splash picture pops up, then blinks, turns white - and nothing happens until kingdom come. I have tried Luna, Kepler and 3.8 (from Ubuntu repository). EE and SE editions - both the same. I have also tried to launch them with different (oracle) vm - 1.7 and 1.8. And yes, I have tried the -clean and simple workspace removal.

This is the only thing it says in console:

org.eclipse.m2e.logback.configuration: The org.eclipse.m2e.logback.configuration bundle was activated before the state location was initialized. Will retry after the state location is initialized.

Java VM works fine - I can launch (for example) IDEA or java\\javac commands.

Any suggestions?

Answer 1

The answer is already here, but it's in the comments. So I re-post it as answer: check your 2nd screen . Workspace dialogue may be there.

Answer 2

Try this:

1) Remove .snap from:

.metadata\.plugins\org.eclipse.core.resources\.projects\<project>\.markers.snap

If you can't find it manually try this:

find /.metadata/.plugins/org.eclipse.core.resources/.projects -name "*.snap" -exec rm -f {} \;

Answer 3

It Generally happen when eclipse is closed unexpectedly. Heres things you can do.! 1)Save and Delete .metadata from workspace folder. 2) Try Re-installing Eclipse.

This solution worked for me. :)

Answer 4

If you don't have any pending changes and have pushed your project already on your repo, you can also try deleting the project folder where eclipse opens a project path automatically.

When you run eclipse again, it will work again.

Unfortunately, deleting metadata didnt work for me. Also I don't have any extra monitor so deleting my project folder was my last resort.