Error in adding a local SVN Repository in Subclipse(of Eclipse Galileo)

[manasij7479]

This is the first time I'm trying out any sort of Version Control. I got more or less acquainted with the command line interface of svn...but having trouble in using it with Eclipse. (in Linux Mint Debian)
What I'm doing:
File->New->Other->SVN->Repository Location
In that page ..adding a http repository works..but a local one does not.
Here is a screenshot..



and this is the error..

Location information has been specified incorrectly.

svn:Unable to open a ra_local session to URL
svn:Unable to open repository 'file:///home/manasij7479/svn/'
svn:Local URL 'file:///home/manasij7479/svn'contains unsupported hostname

but I can checkout from that URL using

svn checkout file:///home/manasij7479/svn

What else do I need to specify in the settings?

[Elysia]

You might find some info here: svn: Unable to open an ra_local session to URL

[manasij7479]

The only solution seems to be running a local server..
but why should that be necessary...when checking out and committing through the terminal works fine without a server..?