Open eclipse juno with error "No more handles ..." in Ubuntu 12.04

Question

Starting today, every time I open up the eclipse, I got a message box with title "Problem Occured" pops up saying:

No more handles [Unknown Mozilla path (MOZILLA_FIVE_HOME not set)] possible args: {0}, {1}, {2}, {3} No more handles [Unknown Mozilla path (MOZILLA_FIVE_HOME not set)]

Then I click "OK" and proceed to the workbench, I got another error saying

An SWT error has occurred. You are recommended to exit the workbench. Subsequent errors may happen and exit the workbench without warning. See the .log file for more details.

Do you want to exit the workbench? (Yes / No)

Then I clicked "Yes" and took a look at the .log file in .metadata. I saw this long stacktrace:

!ENTRY org.eclipse.datatools.sqltools.plan 4 0 2012-08-25 14:28:52.355
!MESSAGE No resource bundle has been set for the LoggerNo more handles [Unknown Mozilla path (MOZILLA_FIVE_HOME not set)]".

!ENTRY org.eclipse.datatools.sqltools.plan 4 0 2012-08-25 14:28:52.359
!MESSAGE No more handles [Unknown Mozilla path (MOZILLA_FIVE_HOME not set)] possible args: {0}, {1}, {2}, {3}
!STACK 0
org.eclipse.swt.SWTError: No more handles [Unknown Mozilla path (MOZILLA_FIVE_HOME not set)]
    at org.eclipse.swt.SWT.error(SWT.java:4387)
    at org.eclipse.swt.browser.Mozilla.initMozilla(Mozilla.java:1939)
    at org.eclipse.swt.browser.Mozilla.create(Mozilla.java:699)
    at org.eclipse.swt.browser.Browser.<init>(Browser.java:99)
    at org.eclipse.datatools.sqltools.plan.internal.ui.view.GraphicsPlanControl.createDetailForm(GraphicsPlanControl.java:93)
    at org.eclipse.datatools.sqltools.plan.internal.ui.view.GraphicsPlanControl.init(GraphicsPlanControl.java:73)
    at org.eclipse.datatools.sqltools.plan.internal.ui.view.GraphicsPlanControl.<init>(GraphicsPlanControl.java:54)
    at org.eclipse.datatools.sqltools.plan.internal.ui.view.PlanView.createPartControl(PlanView.java:136)
    at org.eclipse.ui.internal.e4.compatibility.CompatibilityPart.createPartControl(CompatibilityPart.java:129)
    at org.eclipse.ui.internal.e4.compatibility.CompatibilityView.createPartControl(CompatibilityView.java:155)
    at org.eclipse.ui.internal.e4.compatibility.CompatibilityPart.create(CompatibilityPart.java:300)
    at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
    at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:39)
    at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:25)
    at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:597)
    at org.eclipse.e4.core.internal.di.MethodRequestor.execute(MethodRequestor.java:56)
    at org.eclipse.e4.core.internal.di.InjectorImpl.processAnnotated(InjectorImpl.java:857)
    at org.eclipse.e4.core.internal.di.InjectorImpl.processAnnotated(InjectorImpl.java:837)
    at org.eclipse.e4.core.internal.di.InjectorImpl.inject(InjectorImpl.java:111)
    at org.eclipse.e4.core.internal.di.InjectorImpl.internalMake(InjectorImpl.java:318)
    at org.eclipse.e4.core.internal.di.InjectorImpl.make(InjectorImpl.java:240)
    at org.eclipse.e4.core.contexts.ContextInjectionFactory.make(ContextInjectionFactory.java:161)
    at org.eclipse.e4.ui.internal.workbench.ReflectionContributionFactory.createFromBundle(ReflectionContributionFactory.java:102)
    at org.eclipse.e4.ui.internal.workbench.ReflectionContributionFactory.doCreate(ReflectionContributionFactory.java:71)
    at org.eclipse.e4.ui.internal.workbench.ReflectionContributionFactory.create(ReflectionContributionFactory.java:53)
    at org.eclipse.e4.ui.workbench.renderers.swt.ContributedPartRenderer.createWidget(ContributedPartRenderer.java:141)
    at org.eclipse.e4.ui.internal.workbench.swt.PartRenderingEngine.createWidget(PartRenderingEngine.java:889)
    at org.eclipse.e4.ui.internal.workbench.swt.PartRenderingEngine.safeCreateGui(PartRenderingEngine.java:623)
    at org.eclipse.e4.ui.internal.workbench.swt.PartRenderingEngine$6.run(PartRenderingEngine.java:511)
    at org.eclipse.core.runtime.SafeRunner.run(SafeRunner.java:42)
    at org.eclipse.e4.ui.internal.workbench.swt.PartRenderingEngine.createGui(PartRenderingEngine.java:496)
    at org.eclipse.e4.ui.workbench.renderers.swt.ElementReferenceRenderer.createWidget(ElementReferenceRenderer.java:74)
    at org.eclipse.e4.ui.internal.workbench.swt.PartRenderingEngine.createWidget(PartRenderingEngine.java:889)
    at org.eclipse.e4.ui.internal.workbench.swt.PartRenderingEngine.safeCreateGui(PartRenderingEngine.java:623)
    at org.eclipse.e4.ui.internal.workbench.swt.PartRenderingEngine.safeCreateGui(PartRenderingEngine.java:725)
    at org.eclipse.e4.ui.internal.workbench.swt.PartRenderingEngine.access$2(PartRenderingEngine.java:696)
    at org.eclipse.e4.ui.internal.workbench.swt.PartRenderingEngine$7.run(PartRenderingEngine.java:690)
    at org.eclipse.core.runtime.SafeRunner.run(SafeRunner.java:42)
    at org.eclipse.e4.ui.internal.workbench.swt.PartRenderingEngine.createGui(PartRenderingEngine.java:675)
    at org.eclipse.e4.ui.workbench.renderers.swt.StackRenderer.showTab(StackRenderer.java:1042)
    at org.eclipse.e4.ui.workbench.renderers.swt.LazyStackRenderer.postProcess(LazyStackRenderer.java:98)
    at org.eclipse.e4.ui.internal.workbench.swt.PartRenderingEngine.safeCreateGui(PartRenderingEngine.java:639)
    at org.eclipse.e4.ui.internal.workbench.swt.PartRenderingEngine.safeCreateGui(PartRenderingEngine.java:725)
    at org.eclipse.e4.ui.internal.workbench.swt.PartRenderingEngine.access$2(PartRenderingEngine.java:696)
    at org.eclipse.e4.ui.internal.workbench.swt.PartRenderingEngine$7.run(PartRenderingEngine.java:690)
    at org.eclipse.core.runtime.SafeRunner.run(SafeRunner.java:42)
    at org.eclipse.e4.ui.internal.workbench.swt.PartRenderingEngine.createGui(PartRenderingEngine.java:675)
    at org.eclipse.e4.ui.workbench.renderers.swt.SWTPartRenderer.processContents(SWTPartRenderer.java:59)
    at org.eclipse.e4.ui.internal.workbench.swt.PartRenderingEngine.safeCreateGui(PartRenderingEngine.java:635)
    at org.eclipse.e4.ui.internal.workbench.swt.PartRenderingEngine.safeCreateGui(PartRenderingEngine.java:725)
    at org.eclipse.e4.ui.internal.workbench.swt.PartRenderingEngine.access$2(PartRenderingEngine.java:696)
    at org.eclipse.e4.ui.internal.workbench.swt.PartRenderingEngine$7.run(PartRenderingEngine.java:690)
    at org.eclipse.core.runtime.SafeRunner.run(SafeRunner.java:42)
    at org.eclipse.e4.ui.internal.workbench.swt.PartRenderingEngine.createGui(PartRenderingEngine.java:675)
    at org.eclipse.e4.ui.workbench.renderers.swt.SWTPartRenderer.processContents(SWTPartRenderer.java:59)
    at org.eclipse.e4.ui.internal.workbench.swt.PartRenderingEngine.safeCreateGui(PartRenderingEngine.java:635)
    at org.eclipse.e4.ui.internal.workbench.swt.PartRenderingEngine.safeCreateGui(PartRenderingEngine.java:725)
    at org.eclipse.e4.ui.internal.workbench.swt.PartRenderingEngine.access$2(PartRenderingEngine.java:696)
    at org.eclipse.e4.ui.internal.workbench.swt.PartRenderingEngine$7.run(PartRenderingEngine.java:690)
    at org.eclipse.core.runtime.SafeRunner.run(SafeRunner.java:42)
    at org.eclipse.e4.ui.internal.workbench.swt.PartRenderingEngine.createGui(PartRenderingEngine.java:675)
    at org.eclipse.e4.ui.workbench.renderers.swt.SWTPartRenderer.processContents(SWTPartRenderer.java:59)
    at org.eclipse.e4.ui.workbench.renderers.swt.PerspectiveRenderer.processContents(PerspectiveRenderer.java:59)
    at org.eclipse.e4.ui.internal.workbench.swt.PartRenderingEngine.safeCreateGui(PartRenderingEngine.java:635)
    at org.eclipse.e4.ui.internal.workbench.swt.PartRenderingEngine.safeCreateGui(PartRenderingEngine.java:725)
    at org.eclipse.e4.ui.internal.workbench.swt.PartRenderingEngine.access$2(PartRenderingEngine.java:696)
    at org.eclipse.e4.ui.internal.workbench.swt.PartRenderingEngine$7.run(PartRenderingEngine.java:690)
    at org.eclipse.core.runtime.SafeRunner.run(SafeRunner.java:42)
    at org.eclipse.e4.ui.internal.workbench.swt.PartRenderingEngine.createGui(PartRenderingEngine.java:675)
    at org.eclipse.e4.ui.workbench.renderers.swt.PerspectiveStackRenderer.showTab(PerspectiveStackRenderer.java:103)
    at org.eclipse.e4.ui.workbench.renderers.swt.LazyStackRenderer$1.handleEvent(LazyStackRenderer.java:67)
    at org.eclipse.e4.ui.services.internal.events.UIEventHandler$1.run(UIEventHandler.java:41)
    at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Synchronizer.syncExec(Synchronizer.java:180)
    at org.eclipse.ui.internal.UISynchronizer.syncExec(UISynchronizer.java:150)
    at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Display.syncExec(Display.java:4291)
    at org.eclipse.e4.ui.internal.workbench.swt.E4Application$1.syncExec(E4Application.java:187)
    at org.eclipse.e4.ui.services.internal.events.UIEventHandler.handleEvent(UIEventHandler.java:38)
    at org.eclipse.equinox.internal.event.EventHandlerWrapper.handleEvent(EventHandlerWrapper.java:197)
    at org.eclipse.equinox.internal.event.EventHandlerTracker.dispatchEvent(EventHandlerTracker.java:197)
    at org.eclipse.equinox.internal.event.EventHandlerTracker.dispatchEvent(EventHandlerTracker.java:1)
    at org.eclipse.osgi.framework.eventmgr.EventManager.dispatchEvent(EventManager.java:230)
    at org.eclipse.osgi.framework.eventmgr.ListenerQueue.dispatchEventSynchronous(ListenerQueue.java:148)
    at org.eclipse.equinox.internal.event.EventAdminImpl.dispatchEvent(EventAdminImpl.java:135)
    at org.eclipse.equinox.internal.event.EventAdminImpl.sendEvent(EventAdminImpl.java:78)
    at org.eclipse.equinox.internal.event.EventComponent.sendEvent(EventComponent.java:39)
    at org.eclipse.e4.ui.services.internal.events.EventBroker.send(EventBroker.java:81)
    at org.eclipse.e4.ui.internal.workbench.UIEventPublisher.notifyChanged(UIEventPublisher.java:57)
    at org.eclipse.emf.common.notify.impl.BasicNotifierImpl.eNotify(BasicNotifierImpl.java:374)
    at org.eclipse.e4.ui.model.application.ui.advanced.impl.PerspectiveStackImpl.setSelectedElement(PerspectiveStackImpl.java:135)
    at org.eclipse.e4.ui.model.application.ui.advanced.impl.PerspectiveStackImpl.setSelectedElement(PerspectiveStackImpl.java:1)
    at org.eclipse.e4.ui.workbench.addons.perspectiveswitcher.PerspectiveSwitcher$13.widgetSelected(PerspectiveSwitcher.java:436)
    at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.TypedListener.handleEvent(TypedListener.java:248)
    at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.EventTable.sendEvent(EventTable.java:84)
    at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Widget.sendEvent(Widget.java:1276)
    at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Display.runDeferredEvents(Display.java:3554)
    at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Display.readAndDispatch(Display.java:3179)
    at org.eclipse.e4.ui.internal.workbench.swt.PartRenderingEngine$9.run(PartRenderingEngine.java:1022)
    at org.eclipse.core.databinding.observable.Realm.runWithDefault(Realm.java:332)
    at org.eclipse.e4.ui.internal.workbench.swt.PartRenderingEngine.run(PartRenderingEngine.java:916)
    at org.eclipse.e4.ui.internal.workbench.E4Workbench.createAndRunUI(E4Workbench.java:86)
    at org.eclipse.ui.internal.Workbench$5.run(Workbench.java:585)
    at org.eclipse.core.databinding.observable.Realm.runWithDefault(Realm.java:332)
    at org.eclipse.ui.internal.Workbench.createAndRunWorkbench(Workbench.java:540)
    at org.eclipse.ui.PlatformUI.createAndRunWorkbench(PlatformUI.java:149)
    at org.eclipse.ui.internal.ide.application.IDEApplication.start(IDEApplication.java:124)
    at org.eclipse.equinox.internal.app.EclipseAppHandle.run(EclipseAppHandle.java:196)
    at org.eclipse.core.runtime.internal.adaptor.EclipseAppLauncher.runApplication(EclipseAppLauncher.java:110)
    at org.eclipse.core.runtime.internal.adaptor.EclipseAppLauncher.start(EclipseAppLauncher.java:79)
    at org.eclipse.core.runtime.adaptor.EclipseStarter.run(EclipseStarter.java:353)
    at org.eclipse.core.runtime.adaptor.EclipseStarter.run(EclipseStarter.java:180)
    at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
    at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:39)
    at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:25)
    at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:597)
    at org.eclipse.equinox.launcher.Main.invokeFramework(Main.java:629)
    at org.eclipse.equinox.launcher.Main.basicRun(Main.java:584)
    at org.eclipse.equinox.launcher.Main.run(Main.java:1438)
!SESSION 2012-08-25 14:48:17.623 -----------------------------------------------
eclipse.buildId=I20120608-1400
java.version=1.6.0_34
java.vendor=Sun Microsystems Inc.
BootLoader constants: OS=linux, ARCH=x86, WS=gtk, NL=en_US
Framework arguments:  -product org.eclipse.epp.package.jee.product
Command-line arguments:  -os linux -ws gtk -arch x86 -product org.eclipse.epp.package.jee.product

I did hours of Google searching, seeing all different solutions, but they are either too complicated for me to figure out see this, or not work at all.

I tried the following:

edit /etc/environment and add MOZILLA_FIVE_HOME=/usr/lib/firefox, no effect
edit eclipse.desktop and change Exec=/usr/bin/eclipse/eclipse to Exec=env MOZILLA_FIVE_HOME=/usr/lib/firefox /usr/bin/eclipse/eclipse this time the eclipse will freeze at the start-up.
download a XULRunner-1.9.2.19 from here and set the MOZILLA_FIVE_HOME env variable point to directory where I extract it. I got a new error:

ENTRY org.eclipse.datatools.sqltools.plan 4 0 2012-08-25 14:48:25.509

!ENTRY org.eclipse.datatools.sqltools.plan 4 0 2012-08-25 14:48:25.509
!MESSAGE No resource bundle has been set for the LoggerNo more handles [MOZILLA_FIVE_HOME='/usr/lib/mozilla-1.9.2'] (java.lang.UnsatisfiedLinkError: Could not load SWT library. Reasons: 
    /usr/bin/eclipse/configuration/org.eclipse.osgi/bundles/626/2/.cp/libswt-mozilla-gtk-4233.so: libxpcom.so: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory
    no swt-mozilla-gtk in java.library.path
    Can't load library: /home/simon/.swt/lib/linux/x86/libswt-mozilla-gtk-4233.so
    Can't load library: /home/simon/.swt/lib/linux/x86/libswt-mozilla-gtk.so
    /home/simon/.swt/lib/linux/x86/libswt-mozilla-gtk-4233.so: libxpcom.so: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory
)".

!ENTRY org.eclipse.datatools.sqltools.plan 4 0 2012-08-25 14:48:25.513
!MESSAGE No more handles [MOZILLA_FIVE_HOME='/usr/lib/mozilla-1.9.2'] (java.lang.UnsatisfiedLinkError: Could not load SWT library. Reasons: 
    /usr/bin/eclipse/configuration/org.eclipse.osgi/bundles/626/2/.cp/libswt-mozilla-gtk-4233.so: libxpcom.so: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory
    no swt-mozilla-gtk in java.library.path
    Can't load library: /home/simon/.swt/lib/linux/x86/libswt-mozilla-gtk-4233.so
    Can't load library: /home/simon/.swt/lib/linux/x86/libswt-mozilla-gtk.so
    /home/simon/.swt/lib/linux/x86/libswt-mozilla-gtk-4233.so: libxpcom.so: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory
) possible args: {0}, {1}, {2}, {3}
!STACK 0
org.eclipse.swt.SWTError: No more handles [MOZILLA_FIVE_HOME='/usr/lib/mozilla-1.9.2'] (java.lang.UnsatisfiedLinkError: Could not load SWT library. Reasons: 
    /usr/bin/eclipse/configuration/org.eclipse.osgi/bundles/626/2/.cp/libswt-mozilla-gtk-4233.so: libxpcom.so: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory
    no swt-mozilla-gtk in java.library.path
    Can't load library: /home/simon/.swt/lib/linux/x86/libswt-mozilla-gtk-4233.so
    Can't load library: /home/simon/.swt/lib/linux/x86/libswt-mozilla-gtk.so
    /home/simon/.swt/lib/linux/x86/libswt-mozilla-gtk-4233.so: libxpcom.so: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory
)
    at org.eclipse.swt.SWT.error(SWT.java:4387)
    at org.eclipse.swt.browser.Mozilla.initMozilla(Mozilla.java:1970)

... and then the super long stacktrace

Could anyone please help me figure out how to solve this problem. Thanks.

Yes, Eclipse has never been particularly stable and Juno is even worse, *especially* if you load it with a bunch of plugins. Just today I had to restart Eclipse several times to get over an error that would prevent my workspace from loading - in the end I lost all my working set settings and one of my custom perspectives... — thkala, Aug 25 '12 at 20:06
nevermind, i removed the workspace as long with the eclipse. — ssgao, Aug 25 '12 at 22:21
Do you have many editors or views open when you try to start up? — Chris Gerken, Sep 12 '12 at 16:34
It seems it's easier to switch from using Mozilla to WebKit as the SWT Browser. See e.g. http://stackoverflow.com/questions/5817263/how-to-get-eclipse-swt-browser-component-running-on-ubuntu-11-04-natty-narwhal about how to. — vorburger, Sep 12 '12 at 16:14

score 46 · Answer 1 · answered Jan 02 '13 at 23:19

46

This just worked for me:

    sudo apt-get install libwebkitgtk-1.0-0

Relaunch Eclipse. No other downloads or changes were required.

answered Jan 02 '13 at 23:19

Doug Baron

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Got this error while trying to logging to a Gerrit server using GitEye. Solved it! – CGK Aug 09 '13 at 19:56
how to do this ? can you explain me – somish Oct 03 '13 at 09:47
+1 Got this error with Kubuntu 16.04 since I'd updated to Neon.2; each time I opened a `.md` file (which defaults to the wiki editor). Your answer solved it also for me. – Joe Feb 25 '17 at 01:09
If you are using a 32-bit Eclipse (with a 32-bit JRE) on a 64-bit Linux installation, you need: `sudo apt-get install libwebkitgtk-1.0-0:i386`. Without the `:i386` suffix, it would install the 64-bit libraries of libwebkitgtk, which the 32-bit JRE cannot load. – slowhand Apr 19 '17 at 18:48

score 1 · Answer 2 · answered Feb 24 '14 at 21:28

1

It's also possible to receive this error if you try to launch the application from a different user than the one that started your X session.

answered Feb 24 '14 at 21:28

thinkmassive

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Open eclipse juno with error "No more handles ..." in Ubuntu 12.04

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