Hi
Make sure that eclipse runs with a jdk not with a jre.
You can specify that in the STS.ini. Add two lines that look like this
-vm
D:/jdk8/jre/bin/server/jvm.dll
Then right click on the error "Plugin execution not ...." and select "Quick Fix".
First you should select "Discover new m2e connectors". This helps you to install missing m2e connectors. If this does not find any connectors and the error still exists, right click on the error and select "Quick Fix" again.
Now choose either "Permanently mark goal...." or "Mark goal run ....". The first option adds a section to the pom.xml and the second option adds a entry in an eclipse setting. I like the second option because it does not change my pom.xml
The project eds-starter-simple needs jdk 1.8 and not 1.6.
Hope these tips helps. Merry Christmas
Regards
Ralph