ADT plug-in fails to install on Eclipse, PowerPC, Ubuntu

Question

I'm trying to install ADT plug-in in Eclipse 3.5.2 which I got from PowerPC Ubuntu repositories. ADT 16.0.0 or above requires Eclipse 3.6 or higher so I tried 15.0.1 and 9.0.0.
ADT 15.0.1 installation completed 100%, I clicked "Apply Now" and got a bunch of errors. From Error Log:

Invalid preference page path: com.android.ide.eclipse.preferences.main
Problems occurred when invoking code from plug-in: "org.eclipse.ui.intro".
Undefined context while filtering dialog/window contexts
Unable to access file "plugins/org.eclipse.emf.ecore_2.5.0.v200906151043.jar!META-INF/MANIFEST.MF".
Unable to access file "plugins/org.eclipse.wst.common.environment_1.0.301.v200908101600.jar!META-INF/MANIFEST.MF".
Unable to access file "plugins/org.eclipse.wst.xml.ui_1.1.2.v201001222130.jar!META-INF/MANIFEST.MF".
Unable to access file "plugins/org.eclipse.emf.ecore.edit_2.5.0.v200906151043.jar!META-INF/MANIFEST.MF".
Unable to access file "plugins/org.eclipse.equinox.concurrent_1.0.1.R35x_v20100209.jar!META-INF/MANIFEST.MF".
Unable to access file "plugins/org.eclipse.wst.common.project.facet.core_1.4.1.v200911141735.jar!META-INF/MANIFEST.MF".
Unable to access file "plugins/org.apache.xml.resolver_1.2.0.v200902170519.jar!META-INF/MANIFEST.MF".
Unable to access file "plugins/org.eclipse.jem.util_2.0.201.v201001252130.jar!META-INF/MANIFEST.MF".
Unable to access file "plugins/org.eclipse.emf.common_2.5.0.v200906151043.jar!META-INF/MANIFEST.MF".
Unable to access file "plugins/org.eclipse.wst.sse.ui_1.1.102.v200910200227.jar!META-INF/MANIFEST.MF".
Unable to access file "plugins/org.eclipse.wst.common.uriresolver_1.1.301.v200805140415.jar!META-INF/MANIFEST.MF".
Unable to access file "plugins/org.eclipse.emf.edit_2.5.0.v200906151043.jar!META-INF/MANIFEST.MF".
Unable to access file "plugins/org.eclipse.wst.common.emfworkbench.integration_1.1.301.v200908101600.jar!META-INF/MANIFEST.MF".
Unable to access file "plugins/org.apache.xerces_2.9.0.v200909240008.jar!META-INF/MANIFEST.MF".
Unable to access file "plugins/org.eclipse.wst.common.emf_1.1.301.v200908181930.jar!META-INF/MANIFEST.MF".
Unable to access file "plugins/javax.xml_1.3.4.v200902170245.jar!META-INF/MANIFEST.MF".
Unable to access file "plugins/org.eclipse.emf.ecore.change_2.5.0.v200906151043.jar!META-INF/MANIFEST.MF".
Unable to access file "plugins/org.eclipse.wst.xml.core_1.1.402.v201001222130.jar!META-INF/MANIFEST.MF".
Unable to access file "plugins/org.eclipse.wst.common.frameworks_1.1.300.v200904160730.jar!META-INF/MANIFEST.MF".
Unable to access file "plugins/org.eclipse.emf.ecore.xmi_2.5.0.v200906151043.jar!META-INF/MANIFEST.MF".
Unable to access file "plugins/org.apache.xml.serializer_2.7.1.v200902170519.jar!META-INF/MANIFEST.MF".
Unable to access file "plugins/org.eclipse.wst.common.ui_1.1.402.v200901262305.jar!META-INF/MANIFEST.MF".
Unable to access file "plugins/org.eclipse.wst.validation_1.2.104.v200911120201.jar!META-INF/MANIFEST.MF".
Unable to access file "plugins/org.eclipse.wst.sse.core_1.1.402.v201001251516.jar!META-INF/MANIFEST.MF".
Unable to access file "plugins/org.eclipse.wst.common.core_1.1.201.v200806010600.jar!META-INF/MANIFEST.MF".
Invalid preference page path: DDMS
Invalid preference page path: LogCat

ADT 9.0.0 Installation went the same. From Error Log:

Invalid preference page path: com.android.ide.eclipse.preferences.main
Undefined context while filtering dialog/window contexts
Unable to access file "plugins/org.eclipse.emf.ecore_2.5.0.v200906151043.jar!META-INF/MANIFEST.MF".
Unable to access file "plugins/org.eclipse.wst.common.environment_1.0.301.v200908101600.jar!META-INF/MANIFEST.MF".
Unable to access file "plugins/org.eclipse.wst.xml.ui_1.1.2.v201001222130.jar!META-INF/MANIFEST.MF".
Unable to access file "plugins/org.eclipse.emf.ecore.edit_2.5.0.v200906151043.jar!META-INF/MANIFEST.MF".
Unable to access file "plugins/org.eclipse.equinox.concurrent_1.0.1.R35x_v20100209.jar!META-INF/MANIFEST.MF".
Unable to access file "plugins/org.eclipse.wst.common.project.facet.core_1.4.1.v200911141735.jar!META-INF/MANIFEST.MF".
Unable to access file "plugins/org.apache.xml.resolver_1.2.0.v200902170519.jar!META-INF/MANIFEST.MF".
Unable to access file "plugins/org.eclipse.jem.util_2.0.201.v201001252130.jar!META-INF/MANIFEST.MF".
Unable to access file "plugins/org.eclipse.emf.common_2.5.0.v200906151043.jar!META-INF/MANIFEST.MF".
Unable to access file "plugins/org.eclipse.wst.sse.ui_1.1.102.v200910200227.jar!META-INF/MANIFEST.MF".
Unable to access file "plugins/org.eclipse.wst.common.uriresolver_1.1.301.v200805140415.jar!META-INF/MANIFEST.MF".
Unable to access file "plugins/org.eclipse.emf.edit_2.5.0.v200906151043.jar!META-INF/MANIFEST.MF".
Unable to access file "plugins/org.eclipse.wst.common.emfworkbench.integration_1.1.301.v200908101600.jar!META-INF/MANIFEST.MF".
Unable to access file "plugins/org.apache.xerces_2.9.0.v200909240008.jar!META-INF/MANIFEST.MF".
Unable to access file "plugins/org.eclipse.wst.common.emf_1.1.301.v200908181930.jar!META-INF/MANIFEST.MF".
Unable to access file "plugins/javax.xml_1.3.4.v200902170245.jar!META-INF/MANIFEST.MF".
Unable to access file "plugins/org.eclipse.emf.ecore.change_2.5.0.v200906151043.jar!META-INF/MANIFEST.MF".
Unable to access file "plugins/org.eclipse.gef_3.5.1.v20090910-2020.jar!META-INF/MANIFEST.MF".
Unable to access file "plugins/org.eclipse.wst.xml.core_1.1.402.v201001222130.jar!META-INF/MANIFEST.MF".
Unable to access file "plugins/org.eclipse.wst.common.frameworks_1.1.300.v200904160730.jar!META-INF/MANIFEST.MF".
Unable to access file "plugins/org.eclipse.emf.ecore.xmi_2.5.0.v200906151043.jar!META-INF/MANIFEST.MF".
Unable to access file "plugins/org.apache.xml.serializer_2.7.1.v200902170519.jar!META-INF/MANIFEST.MF".
Unable to access file "plugins/org.eclipse.wst.common.ui_1.1.402.v200901262305.jar!META-INF/MANIFEST.MF".
Unable to access file "plugins/org.eclipse.wst.validation_1.2.104.v200911120201.jar!META-INF/MANIFEST.MF".
Unable to access file "plugins/org.eclipse.wst.sse.core_1.1.402.v201001251516.jar!META-INF/MANIFEST.MF".
Unable to access file "plugins/org.eclipse.wst.common.core_1.1.201.v200806010600.jar!META-INF/MANIFEST.MF".
Unable to access file "plugins/org.eclipse.draw2d_3.5.2.v20091126-1908.jar!META-INF/MANIFEST.MF".
Invalid preference page path: DDMS
Invalid preference page path: LogCat

Android tab did not appear in Window > Preferences.
Also, both installations took 2 hours.
So, is it possible to install ADT plug-in to Eclipse on PowerPC Ubuntu? Is there any way to install Eclipse 3.6 or 3.7 on my system? My computer is PowerPC G4, Emac (ATI Graphics), Ubuntu 10.04.

Answer 1

First, never install Eclipse from a Linux package manager or repository; always download from www.eclipse.org

The PowerPC linux builds are only available for the Eclipse SDK, not the packages listed on the main Eclipse Downloads page. Here's the link for the latest release of Eclipse (3.7.2/Indigo): http://download.eclipse.org/eclipse/downloads/drops/R-3.7.2-201202080800/index.php

The other thing to make sure of is that you have the Oracle JDK and have configured Eclipse to use it, as described here. Most Linux distros have gcj on the system path and it doesn't play nice with Eclipse.

From there you should be able to install the ADT according to the instructions.