Ubuntu 16.04 Eclipse launcher icon problems

Question

I am running Ubuntu 16.04 LTS, with the latest version of Eclipse installed from their website. In the Unity Launcher bar to the left, I can't get the icon for Eclipse to be anything except a question mark. I have created a .desktop file with the appropriate paths for Exec= and Icon= , and I have made the item executable via chmod. The functionality of the .desktop file is not a problem. I just can't get the icon that shows up to change.

The name does change from Eclipse to Workspace Launcher when Eclipse finally starts. Any help would be much appreciated.

EDIT: the code:

[Desktop Entry]
Exec=/home/**removed**/eclipse/java-mars/eclipse/eclipse
StartupNotify=true
Terminal=false
Type=Application
Icon=/usr/share/icons/eclipseIcon.xpm

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EDIT: Reinstalling fixed any and all Eclipse problems that I had.

Solution 1

I have been able to resolve this by just removing the eclipse.desktop file from ~/.local/share/applications and then exiting and launching eclipse again:

I followed this solution: https://askubuntu.com/a/735924

Solution 2

I had a similar problem. I tried ScottC's answer mentioned here. I created the .desktop file on my desktop location, added the exec path as <eclipse installation directory>/eclipse and icon path as <eclipse installation directory>/icon.xpm and then pinned it to the launcher. This worked for me.

Comments

[AFP_555]

This worked for me. I freaked out a little after my icon's image turned to a "?", but then it went back to the STS icon.

[Pupil]

Thanks for the nice answer. A detailed answer is appreciated.

[StrugglingCoder]

@Baalmart Worked like a charm