Getting Error when opening Eclipse Market

Question

Getting Error when opening Eclipse Marketplace or install new software.

Unhandled event loop exception during blocked modal context. No more handles

Eclipse Spring Tool Suite Version

Spring Tool Suite 4

Version: 4.4.2.RELEASE

Build Id: 201911201053

Here is my Java version

java version "1.8.0_201"

Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 1.8.0_201-b09)

Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM (build 25.201-b09, mixed mode)

My OS

No LSB modules are available. Distributor ID: LinuxMint Description: Linux Mint 19 Tara Release: 19 Codename: tara

Thank you in advance!

Deposition

see this bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=537495 – Solley

the link doesn't help – Deposition

the answer is here #15595090 – Deposition

@YusufIbrahim You have linked a question more than 6 years old, not an answer. Please avoid asking an existing question again (vote up the answer that solved your problem and delete your question). – Lewd

not quite the same, my issue is from the latest 4.4.2.RELEASE of STS, I will keep it here since it's take so long for me to get the answer and I am sure it will still help somebody out there – Deposition

great bro @YusufIbrahim it's really help – Tutorial

Answer 1

I had the exact same issue. I found here a solution which works for me : https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=517671#c58

For me it was sufficient to put

export GTK_IM_MODULE=ibus

into ~/.profile.

Hope this will help some of you also.

Eclipse Bug: Unhandled event loop exception No more handles <- Heiko's answers

Deposition