Eclipse error 'UseStringDeduplication'
<p>I installed a fresh Ubuntu 16.04 VM, Oracle JDK 7, and downloaded the latest Eclipse. But I am getting this error when I try to start Eclipse:</p>

<pre><code>Unrecognized VM option 'UseStringDeduplication'
Error: Could not create the Java Virtual Machine.
Error: A fatal exception has occurred. Program will exit.
Gtk-Message: GtkDialog mapped without a transient parent. This is discouraged.
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<p>Why am I getting this error on a fresh install?  And is it a bad idea to remove that VM option?</p>