It is not possible to install org.springframework.boot.ide.branding.sts4 4.12.0 in eclipse 2021-09.
The only message in the logs is "no remedy found".
Cannot complete the install because of a conflicting dependency.
Software being installed: Spring Tool Suite 4 4.12.0.202109130803 (org.springframework.boot.ide.branding.sts4 4.12.0.202109130803)
Software currently installed: Equinox p2, Provisioning for IDEs. 2.4.1300.v20210830-0925 (org.eclipse.equinox.p2.user.ui.feature.group 2.4.1300.v20210830-0925)
Only one of the following can be installed at once:
Equinox Java Authentication and Authorization Service (JAAS) 1.3.700.v20210726-0943 (org.eclipse.equinox.security 1.3.700.v20210726-0943)
Equinox Java Authentication and Authorization Service (JAAS) 1.3.600.v20210126-1005 (org.eclipse.equinox.security 1.3.600.v20210126-1005)
Cannot satisfy dependency:
From: Equinox p2, headless functionalities 1.6.1100.v20210830-0925 (org.eclipse.equinox.p2.core.feature.feature.group 1.6.1100.v20210830-0925)
To: org.eclipse.equinox.p2.iu; org.eclipse.equinox.security [1.3.700.v20210726-0943,1.3.700.v20210726-0943]
Cannot satisfy dependency:
From: Equinox p2, Provisioning for IDEs. 2.4.1300.v20210830-0925 (org.eclipse.equinox.p2.user.ui.feature.group 2.4.1300.v20210830-0925)
To: org.eclipse.equinox.p2.iu; org.eclipse.equinox.p2.core.feature.feature.group [1.6.1100.v20210830-0925,1.6.1100.v20210830-0925]
Cannot satisfy dependency:
From: Eclipse Platform 4.20.0.v20210611-1600 (org.eclipse.platform.feature.group 4.20.0.v20210611-1600)
To: org.eclipse.equinox.p2.iu; org.eclipse.equinox.security [1.3.600.v20210126-1005,1.3.600.v20210126-1005]
Cannot satisfy dependency:
From: Spring Tool Suite 4 4.12.0.202109130803 (org.springframework.boot.ide.branding.sts4 4.12.0.202109130803)
To: org.eclipse.equinox.p2.iu; org.eclipse.platform.feature.group [4.20.0.v20210611-1600,4.20.0.v20210611-1600]
Any suggestions?
The branding feature is nothing that you should install into an existing Eclipse installation. It provides the product branding for the Spring Tools 4 distribution and does not provide any functionality beyond that.
If you want to install the Spring Tools 4 into an existing Eclipse installation, you can:
Another way would be to download the ready-to-use distribution from https://spring.io/tools, which comes with the latest Eclipse release included and Spring Tools 4 pre-installed.