Aptana Studio 3 install using yum
Is it possible to install aptana studio (the stand alone version) via yum so that it will appear in my menu?
Answer
I just did it without Yum, so I'll write it up. Fedora 16 Aptana install without yum including icons
Download your version from http://aptana.org/products/studio3/download and extract Aptana 3 to a folder.
Open a root shell and move the extracted folder to /usr/local/bin or wherever you install things.
mv Aptana_Studio_3 /usr/local/bin/
Go there.
cd /usr/local/bin/Aptana_Studio_3
Add it to your system path if you want to be able to launch it from the shell:
nano ~/.bashrc
Add/edit the PATH line to include your aptana dir:
PATH=$PATH:/usr/local/bin/Aptana_Studio_3
Save/exit and open a new shell. Test that you can launch it.
AptanaStudio3
Still in the folder you just created, make a symlink so it's easier to launch:
ln -s AptanaStudio3 aptana
Test the symlink
aptana
Add the icon in gnome 3, as root:
cd /usr/share/applications
Create a new file
nano aptana-studio-3.desktop
Add this to the file (edit path depending where you put it before):
[Desktop Entry]
Name=Aptana Studio 3
Exec=/usr/local/bin/Aptana_Studio_3/aptana
Icon=/usr/local/bin/Aptana_Studio_3/icon.xpm
Type=Application
Categories=Development
Save it.
Done.
Note- this will not put aptana in the PATH of everyone, just yourself. You could edit /etc/.bashrc or other global environment config file to make sure everyone has it.
In this example however, everyone will get it in their menus.
From there, open the Applications menu -> Programming and drag aptana to your dock, if you want.
This works in fc16 compiz desktop but should work for other recent redhat flavors.