Do you have a problem to run Eclipse or STS (Spring Tool Suite) on Debian Wheezy? Is your error message when you start Eclipse, like this:
The problem is that glibc library is older than Eclipse needs. The default version of the library is glibc-2.13-1 and Eclipse need version glibc-2.14 or higher, but these versions glibc libraries are missing in Debian stable repository.user@comp:~$ eclipse/eclipse GLib-GObject-WARNING **: crashing aplications ... Problematic frame: C [libgdk-x11-2.0.so.0+0x5173f] ... |
My solution is to add the official unstable/testing repository to APT, and then install the newer version glibc library.
Add the official unstable/testing repository in the "/etc/apt/sources.list":
deb http://http.us.debian.org/debian/ testing non-free contrib main deb http://http.us.debian.org/debian/ unstable non-free contrib main deb http://http.us.debian.org/debian/ wheezy non-free contrib main
Search for a newer version glibc Library in the repository:
user@comp:~$ sudo aptitude search glibc ... v glibc-2.13-1 v glibc-2.19-1 ... |
Install a newer version glibc library:
user@comp:~$ sudo aptitude install glibc-2.19-1 |
You can now successfully run Eclipse.
