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<listitem><para><emphasis>Launch Eclipse:</emphasis>
Double click the "Eclipse" file in the folder to
launch Eclipse.
+ <note>
+ If you experience a NullPointer Exception after
+ launch Eclipse or the debugger from within Eclipse,
+ try adding the following
+ to your <filename>eclipse.ini</filename> file,
+ which is located in the directory in which you
+ unpacked the Eclipse tar file:
+ <literallayout class='monospaced'>
+ --launcher.GTK_version
+ 2
+ </literallayout>
+ Alternatively, you can export the
+ <filename>SWT_GTK</filename> variable in your
+ shell as follows:
+ <literallayout class='monospaced'>
+ $ export SWT_GTK3=0
+ </literallayout>
+ </note>
</para></listitem>
</orderedlist>
</para>