Eclipse : how to find out the Eclipse Version

Question

Could anybody please tell me how to find out the Eclipse Version i am using .

This is basically , i need to download a Software for Eclipse which says if its (lesser than ) <=3.5 download one link and if its (greater than ) > = 3.6

I tried to find out the Eclipse version this way

From Eclipse Menu Help ----> About Eclipse

It displayed as

Eclipse Java EE IDE for Web Developers.

Version: Helios Service Release 2
Build id: 20110218-0911

But i am not sure if its greater or lesser than 3.5

have you seen [this](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/2604869/finding-the-eclipse-version-number) — Freak, Mar 28 '13 at 10:45

score 15 · Accepted Answer · answered Mar 28 '13 at 10:46

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eclipse has a file .eclipseproduct in its root folder which contains its version.
When you open the file it will look likes

name=Eclipse Platform
id=org.eclipse.platform
version=3.7.0

answered Mar 28 '13 at 10:46

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A very effective way to hide the version information :) – Rondo Jul 17 '14 at 23:45
No such exists in my Ubuntu. :/ – gsamaras Nov 04 '14 at 23:03

score 2 · Answer 2 · answered Mar 28 '13 at 10:45

Helios releases were 3.6.X (there is a list of the matchup between version names and numbers on the wikipedia page).

Though if there isn't any specific reason for using a release that old you may wish to update. Helios won't be supported much longer.

Eclipse : how to find out the Eclipse Version

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