Make possible to install extensions under regular user

Yesterday I have update DBeaver to v5.2.0. After installing, it asked me to update my software extensions (Office support and SVG support). As usual, it took a veeeeery long time to do the update and when it was about half way through (after more than 10 minutes) the lights went out.

After restarting the PC, DBeaver started up with no problems, but apparently without Office and SVG support extensions.

I tried to reinstall the Office support extension, but it stopped with an error (see below). I tried to completely uninstall and reinstall DBeaver two times: first time it was a simple uninstall/reinstall, second time I cleaned the .eclipse directory after uninstalling and then reinstalled.

Each time I tried to install the Office support extension, I got the same error:

An error occurred while collecting items to be installed
session context was:(profile=DefaultProfile, phase=org.eclipse.equinox.internal.p2.engine.phases.Collect, operand=, action=).
No repository found containing: osgi.bundle,org.apache.commons.cli,1.3.1
No repository found containing: org.eclipse.update.feature,org.jkiss.dbeaver.ce.feature,5.2.0.201809092115
No repository found containing: org.eclipse.update.feature,org.jkiss.dbeaver.ce.nls.feature,1.0.24.201809092115
No repository found containing: osgi.bundle,org.jkiss.dbeaver.core.application,5.2.0.201809092115
No repository found containing: osgi.bundle,org.jkiss.dbeaver.core.application.nls,5.2.0.201809092115
No repository found containing: osgi.bundle,org.jkiss.dbeaver.core.nls,5.2.0.201809092115
No repository found containing: osgi.bundle,org.jkiss.dbeaver.ext.db2.nls,1.0.24.201809092115
No repository found containing: org.eclipse.update.feature,org.jkiss.dbeaver.ext.db2.nls.feature,1.0.24.201809092115
No repository found containing: osgi.bundle,org.jkiss.dbeaver.ext.derby.nls,1.0.24.201809092115
No repository found containing: osgi.bundle,org.jkiss.dbeaver.ext.erd.nls,1.0.24.201809092115
No repository found containing: osgi.bundle,org.jkiss.dbeaver.ext.exasol.nls,1.0.24.201809092115
No repository found containing: org.eclipse.update.feature,org.jkiss.dbeaver.ext.exasol.nls.feature,1.0.24.201809092115
No repository found containing: osgi.bundle,org.jkiss.dbeaver.ext.firebird.nls,1.0.24.201809092115
No repository found containing: osgi.bundle,org.jkiss.dbeaver.ext.generic.nls,1.0.24.201809092115
No repository found containing: org.eclipse.update.feature,org.jkiss.dbeaver.ext.generic.nls.feature,1.0.24.201809092115
No repository found containing: osgi.bundle,org.jkiss.dbeaver.ext.h2.nls,1.0.24.201809092115
No repository found containing: osgi.bundle,org.jkiss.dbeaver.ext.hsqldb.nls,1.0.24.201809092115
No repository found containing: osgi.bundle,org.jkiss.dbeaver.ext.import_config.nls,1.0.24.201809092115
No repository found containing: osgi.bundle,org.jkiss.dbeaver.ext.informix.nls,1.0.24.201809092115
No repository found containing: osgi.bundle,org.jkiss.dbeaver.ext.mockdata.nls,1.0.0.201809092115
No repository found containing: osgi.bundle,org.jkiss.dbeaver.ext.mssql.nls,1.0.24.201809092115
No repository found containing: osgi.bundle,org.jkiss.dbeaver.ext.mysql.nls,1.0.24.201809092115
No repository found containing: org.eclipse.update.feature,org.jkiss.dbeaver.ext.mysql.nls.feature,1.0.24.201809092115
No repository found containing: osgi.bundle,org.jkiss.dbeaver.ext.netezza.nls,1.0.24.201809092115
No repository found containing: osgi.bundle,org.jkiss.dbeaver.ext.oracle.nls,1.0.24.201809092115
No repository found containing: org.eclipse.update.feature,org.jkiss.dbeaver.ext.oracle.nls.feature,1.0.24.201809092115
No repository found containing: osgi.bundle,org.jkiss.dbeaver.ext.phoenix.nls,1.0.24.201809092115
No repository found containing: osgi.bundle,org.jkiss.dbeaver.ext.postgresql.nls,1.0.24.201809092115
No repository found containing: osgi.bundle,org.jkiss.dbeaver.ext.sample.database,1.0.29.201809092115
No repository found containing: osgi.bundle,org.jkiss.dbeaver.ext.sample.database.nls,1.0.24.201809092115
No repository found containing: osgi.bundle,org.jkiss.dbeaver.ext.sqlite.nls,1.0.24.201809092115
No repository found containing: osgi.bundle,org.jkiss.dbeaver.ext.teradata.nls,1.0.24.201809092115
No repository found containing: osgi.bundle,org.jkiss.dbeaver.ext.ui.locks.nls,1.0.24.201809092115
No repository found containing: osgi.bundle,org.jkiss.dbeaver.ext.vertica.nls,1.0.24.201809092115
No repository found containing: org.eclipse.update.feature,org.jkiss.dbeaver.ext.wmi.nls.feature,1.0.24.201809092115
No repository found containing: osgi.bundle,org.jkiss.dbeaver.model.nls,1.0.24.201809092115
No repository found containing: org.eclipse.update.feature,org.jkiss.dbeaver.rcp.feature,2.1.67.201809092115
No repository found containing: org.eclipse.update.feature,org.jkiss.dbeaver.rcp.nls.feature,1.0.24.201809092115
No repository found containing: osgi.bundle,org.jkiss.dbeaver.runtime.ide.core.nls,1.0.24.201809092115
No repository found containing: org.eclipse.update.feature,org.jkiss.dbeaver.runtime.nls.feature,1.0.24.201809092115
No repository found containing: org.eclipse.update.feature,org.jkiss.dbeaver.standalone.feature,5.2.0.201809092115
No repository found containing: org.eclipse.update.feature,org.jkiss.dbeaver.standalone.nls.feature,1.0.24.201809092115
No repository found containing: osgi.bundle,org.jkiss.dbeaver.ui.nls,1.0.24.201809092115
No repository found containing: osgi.bundle,org.jkiss.utils.nls,1.0.24.201809092115

I am out of ideas. I could delete the .dbeaver4 directory too, but I would not want to lose all my connections, and I’m not even sure it would help.

How do I fix this problem? I am on linux openSUSE Tumbleweed, if it is of any help.

Thank you in advance. Cris

[Cris70]

OK, after extensive and deep cleaning of stale profiles/configuration files/caches, I can report that it works here too. 😃 Thank you!!

[serge-rider]

With extra P2 plugin it is possible to install DBeaver extensions under non-root user. Extensions will be installed into ~/.eclipse/org.jkiss.dbeaver.product_*/ folder Please check this in 5.2.1