How to install Aptana Studio on Ubuntu

Update: This ‘how to’ applies for Aptana Studio 1.2.x and below.  With the new version of Aptana Studio 1.5.x you no longer have to go through all those steps (see new post).
In this post I demonstrate how to install Aptana Studio on Ubuntu 9.04. I created a web cast for it. Yes, a webcast and by the way it’s my first one! I used all open source software to create it. We’ll get to that on another post. Down below you’ll find the script and the icon I used. Enjoy!

Here is the script:

#!/bin/sh
MOZILLA_FIVE_HOME=/usr/lib/xulrunner
if [ $LD_LIBRARY_PATH ]; then
LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$MOZILLA_FIVE_HOME:$LD_LIBRARY_PATH
else
LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$MOZILLA_FIVE_HOME
fi
export MOZILLA_FIVE_HOME LD_LIBRARY_PATH
/<path to aptana studio>/AptanaStudio

Here is the Aptana icon.  The file is an X11 PixMap (.xpm) type:

Aptana Icon

Aptana Icon

3 Responses to “How to install Aptana Studio on Ubuntu”

  • cssah says:

    Thanks so much ,i saw your video on youtube and it was amazing,i successfully setup aptana on linux ,but the icon didn’t work with me,no proplem,Thx

  • Hi! Thanks for this information. Now I’m trying to install Aptana on my Ubuntu machine. I natively speak Spanish, and I have learned English. I’m understand your voice perfectly. Thanks for the icon, too. Bye.

  • Porter says:

    Great job, nice walk through. It was nice to see you keep folder and filenames consistent throughout the tutorial, a very good programming trait.

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