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(Update September 2012):
MRT points out in the comments that "Eclipse Version" question references a .eclipseproduct in the main folder, and it contains:
name=Eclipse Platform
id=org.eclipse.platform
version=3.x.0
So that seems more straightforward than my original answer below.
Also, Neeme Praks mentions below that there is a eclipse/configuration/config.ini which includes a line like:
eclipse.buildId=4.4.1.M20140925-0400
Again easier to find, as those are Java properties set and found with System.getProperty("eclipse.buildId").
Original answer (April 2009)
For Eclipse Helios 3.6, you can deduce the Eclipse Platform version directly from the About screen:
It is a combination of the Eclipse global version and the build Id:
Here is an example for Eclipse 3.6M6:
The version would be: 3.6.0.v201003121448, after the version 3.6.0 and the build Id I20100312-1448 (an Integration build from March 12th, 2010 at 14h48
To see it more easily, click on "Plugin Details" and sort by Version.
Note: Eclipse3.6 has a brand new cool logo:
And you can see the build Id now being displayed during the loading step of the different plugin.
In Eclipse Gallileo:
The about page (Help -> About Eclipse) has some icons towards the bottom of the dialogue. This should include two which are the plain Eclipse icon. Select the one with tooltip "Eclipse.org". Eclipse has many components, each of which has its own version number. The core is the Eclipse Platform
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what version of eclipse should i install? from the options when starting the install procedure.
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eclipse has a file .eclipseproduct in its root folder which contains its version.
When you open the file it will look likes
name=Eclipse Platform
id=org.eclipse.platform
version=3.7.0
Helios releases were 3.6.X (there is a list of the matchup between version names and numbers on the wikipedia page).
Though if there isn't any specific reason for using a release that old you may wish to update. Helios won't be supported much longer.