java_home: # This file determines the search order the Eclipse Platform uses to find a # compatible JAVA_HOME. This setting may be overridden on a per-user basis by # altering the JAVA_HOME setting in ~/.eclipse/eclipserc. /usr/lib/jvm/java-1.5.0-sun /usr/lib/jvm/java-gcj /usr/lib/kaffe/pthreads /usr/lib/j2se/1.5 /usr/lib/j2se/1.4 /usr/lib/j2sdk1.5-ibm /usr/lib/j2sdk1.4-ibm /usr/lib/j2sdk1.5-sun /usr/lib/j2sdk1.4-sun 19:49 <@sn0> and also run kate /home/yourusername/.eclipse/eclipserc JAVA_HOME=/usr/lib/jvm/java-1.5.0-sun/