Ahmed, Just guessing at the problem but are you launching eclipse from the command line? If you are launching as root from the command line the eclipse.desktop file doesn't take effect. This file is only for launching from the dash.
To launch from the command line with this fix type in: env UBUNTU_MENUPROXY= /opt/eclipse/eclipse (remembering the space after the "="). Hope that helps -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to eclipse in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1208019 Title: Eclipse menus doesn't show up in Saucy Status in “eclipse” package in Ubuntu: Triaged Status in “unity-gtk-module” package in Ubuntu: Triaged Bug description: **************** HOW TO REPRODUCE **************** 1. Run Eclipse. 2. Move the cursor to the top of the screen. 3. Click on any of the menu items (File, Edit, Navigate, ...) ****************** EXPECTED BEHAVIOUR ****************** - The content of the submenus show up. ************** REAL BEHAVIOUR ************** - Only the top-level headers are available. - Nothing happens when clicking on them - They don't show up in the HUD either. *********** WORK-AROUND *********** To modify "/usr/share/applications/eclipse.desktop" to look like this: [Desktop Entry] Type=Application Name=Eclipse Comment=Eclipse Integrated Development Environment Icon=eclipse Exec=env UBUNTU_MENUPROXY= eclipse Terminal=false Categories=Development;IDE;Java; **************** RELEVANT DETAILS **************** - Doesn't affect Ubuntu releases prior to 13.10. ************** TECHNICAL INFO ************** ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.10 Package: eclipse 3.8.1-1ubuntu1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.10.0-6.17-generic 3.10.3 Uname: Linux 3.10.0-6-generic i686 ApportVersion: 2.11-0ubuntu1 Architecture: i386 Date: Sat Aug 3 17:03:55 2013 InstallationDate: Installed on 2013-07-08 (25 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 13.10 "Saucy Salamander" - Alpha i386 (20130708) MarkForUpload: True PackageArchitecture: all SourcePackage: eclipse UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/eclipse/+bug/1208019/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp