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Hi i currently use aptana as my editor, but im getting a new netbook with ubuntu 8 pre-installed and when it comes out i plan to get chrome os but i want to know if aptana will run on either and if it wont what is the editor most like it that will run?

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Short answer for @leegeorg07: Aptana is an Eclipse‑based, Java desktop IDE that is available as both a standalone Linux build and as an Eclipse plugin, so it will run on Ubuntu if you install a compatible Java runtime and have enough resources. @ingeva is right to point you at Geany/gedit for a netbook — they are much lighter and feel snappy on low‑RAM machines.

If you want Aptana inside Eclipse: install a clean Eclipse first, then use Help -> Install New Software (or the Eclipse Marketplace) to add the Aptana plugin and follow the installer. Restart Eclipse, open the Aptana perspective and configure your interpreters/projects. If you prefer standalone Aptana, download the Linux package and run its startup script after ensuring Java is present.

A few practical notes: older netbooks (limited RAM/CPU) will make Eclipse/Aptana sluggish, so a lightweight editor (Geany, Bluefish or gedit with plugins) is often a better fit for on‑device editing. If you need full IDE features but want to keep the netbook responsive, develop on a remote machine (SSH/remote IDE) and edit locally. Stock Chrome OS is built for web apps and does not run desktop Java/Eclipse apps out of the box, so running Aptana on a Chromebook requires adding a Linux environment (an advanced setup).

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Hi i currently use aptana as my editor, but im getting a new netbook with ubuntu 8 pre-installed and when it comes out i plan to get chrome os but i want to know if aptana will run on either and if it wont what is the editor most like it that will run?

I don't know aptana but I use Geany which is a nice editor for html and php, and even for CSS. There are more advanced editors, but Geany is near perfect for me. Gedit is useful too, but simpler.

I could not find aptana with a simple search in the ubuntu repository.

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cool thanks ill take a look, but i was wondering where it can be used as an eclipse plugin if it would work with that?

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