Eclipse does not launch (Ubuntu) : JVM terminated. Exit code=13

Question

I have a problem with Eclipse. When I try to launch it, I get this error message:

JVM terminated. Exit code=13
/usr/bin/java
-Xms40m
-Xmx384m
-Dorg.eclipse.equinox.p2.reconciler.dropins.directory=/usr/share/eclipse/dropins
-XX:MaxPermSize=256m
-jar /usr/lib/eclipse//plugins/org.eclipse.equinox.launcher_1.2.0.dist.jar
-os linux
-ws gtk
-arch x86_64
-showsplash
-launcher /usr/lib/eclipse/eclipse
-name Eclipse
--launcher.library /usr/lib/eclipse//plugins       /org.eclipse.equinox.launcher.gtk.linux.x86_64_1.1.100.dist/eclipse_1407.so
-startup /usr/lib/eclipse//plugins/org.eclipse.equinox.launcher_1.2.0.dist.jar
--launcher.overrideVmargs
-exitdata a8004
-vm /usr/bin/java
-vmargs
-Xms40m
-Xmx384m
-Dorg.eclipse.equinox.p2.reconciler.dropins.directory=/usr/share/eclipse/dropins
-XX:MaxPermSize=256m
-jar /usr/lib/eclipse//plugins/org.eclipse.equinox.launcher_1.2.0.dist.jar 

I have found the same error code but not the same text below, and the proposed solutions didn't work.

Can you help me?

Solution 1

Usually has to do with incompatible architectures of Eclipse and the JVM. I am betting you got eclipse 32 bit trying to run on 64 bit jvm.

Solution 2

As mentioned above, you are most certainly using incompatible JVM. Run the following command to check and set proper JVM:

sudo update-alternatives --config java

Comments

[Loïc Teyssier]

How do I check the architecture of Eclipse and JVM ?

[Wissam Youssef]

for java: java -version. for eclipse: not sure actually. I just remember what I downloaded

[Loïc Teyssier]

java version "1.6.0_23" Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 1.6.0_23-b05) Java HotSpot(TM) Server VM (build 19.0-b09, mixed mode)

[Loïc Teyssier]

" When you initially get the error message, you may see something that says "requiredJavaVersion=1.5", which will tell you what version of the JVM is required. " The error message doesn't say that.

[ruhsuzbaykus]

seems like you have a 32bit JVM but 64 bit eclipse. Download and try a 32bit version of eclipse (or 64 bit Java) and I think it will work.

[Wissam Youssef]

I opened the eclipse dir , and found eclipse.ini file it has some plugins details that are 64 bit. maybe you can find out the same way :). and I am guessing since there is no bit version for your java environment that is 32 bit. since I got the sun java and openjdk 64 bit and they both say 64 bit.

[Wissam Youssef]

actually for sure. the eclipse error message says: - arch: x86_64. so yep. jvm 32 bit and eclipse 64 bit. Resolved.

[Loïc Teyssier]

Yep that was that. Thanks for your help :).

[Cholowao]

#Warning!!!!!! This is not a linux commands code! This is magic It worked like a CHARM!!

[JavaBeast]

Worked for me, and almost nothing ever seems to