I have a Maven project in my Eclipse workspace. When I start Eclipse, it takes a very long time to update Maven dependencies. It actually seems like it will never finish and while it is doing this update, I can't do anything in Eclipse.
Can anybody help me?
First check all of your dependencies including plugins and children in the dependency tree,
try to replace snapshot versions with release versions,
as snapshot versions will always look for a later update, whereas
release versions are deemed to be stable and updates are not expected for the same version number.
Secondly, assuming that you are working on a LAN, I would suggest that you install a local maven repository manager such as Nexus, and then redirect your artifact requests by setting
<mirrorOf>*</mirrorOf> in your ${user.home}/.m2/settings.xml
This will enable your downloads to be resolved quickly against a local mirror, rather than continually checking against repositories on the internet.