How to install Aptana Studio 3 on Ubuntu 11.10 (Oneiric)

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Update: An updated version of these instructions for Ubuntu 12.04 LTS (Precise Pangolin) is available here.

These instructions are for installing the standalone version of Aptana Studio 3.

1. Install Sun Java – Aptana Studio doesn’t currently work with OpenJDK:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ferramroberto/java
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install sun-java6-jdk sun-java6-plugin

2. Download & install xulrunner – Ubuntu 11.10 doesn’t include xulrunner so it must be downloaded.

If you are using Ubuntu 64 bit use:

wget -O xulrunner.deb http://launchpadlibrarian.net/70321329/xulrunner-1.9.2_1.9.2.17%2Bbuild3%2Bnobinonly-0ubuntu1_amd64.deb
sudo dpkg -i xulrunner.deb

If you are using Ubuntu 32 bit use:

wget -O xulrunner.deb http://launchpadlibrarian.net/70321863/xulrunner-1.9.2_1.9.2.17%2Bbuild3%2Bnobinonly-0ubuntu1_i386.deb
sudo dpkg -i xulrunner.deb

3. Download the Standalone version of Aptana Studio 3 from the Aptana Studio website.

4. Unzip it to /opt/aptana-studio-3:

sudo unzip [name of Aptana Studio ZIP file here].zip -d /opt
sudo mv /opt/Aptana\ Studio\ 3 /opt/aptana-studio-3

5. Install the menu item:

wget http://www.samclarke.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/AptanaStudio.desktop
sudo mv AptanaStudio.desktop /usr/share/applications/AptanaStudio.desktop

That’s it, Aptana Studio 3 should now be installed and ready to use. You may need to log out and back in it to show in the menu.

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  • http://www.orangebrule.com orangebrule

    You are my hero. Thanks for the link to xulrunner under 11.10 as it isn’t yet in the repository. By the way, it works for me with OpenJDK.

  • djocco

    I also have to say it : You are my hero!
    I’ve lost so many time looking how installing this xulrunner to make Aptana git features working before finding this post…

    Thank you so much

  • Ben

    When I select ‘keep in launcher’ on the Aptana icon, it stays in the launcher with the red Aptana logo. When I open Aptana from the launcher menu, it opens the application adding an additional Aptana logo to the launcher, but this time with an orange logo. Leaving two Aptana icons in the launcher. The orange icon allows me to select the application, red allows me to open up new instances. Does anyone know how to stop this?

    Thanks

  • Thiago

    Thank you so much!!

  • http://clickonchris.com Christopher Johnson

    Thanks Sam. You saved me a bunch of time.

  • http://www.izepax.com izepax

    Thanks, works great.

  • Marcin

    I can’t run it. I did everything according to your instructions. When I try to run it nothing happens. The waiting icon occurs and after several seconds it disappear. I have lost faith, that it will ever work. On what distribution of linux is working of this app the most probable? I have to run this, and I have no much time left.

    Please someone, reply.

    Yours faithfully, Lostfaithinubuntuuser.

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  • http://vinayakkadolkar.orgfree.com Vinayak K

    At the Start i doubted it but it worked Very Nice
    Thanks Sam Good Work

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