If you're having trouble running Eclipse and Aptana, one thing to check is that you are running the correct JVM and have your JVM path set. Eclipse (and Aptana) cannot currently run on the GNU version of Java, so you will need to install the Sun JVM to run Eclipse.

To determine which JVM you are using, check your log file (see Accessing your Aptana log), and look for the following entries:

java.version=[Version will be here]
java.vendor=[Vendor name will be here]

f you are running the GNU version of Java, you will need to download and install the Sun JVM, and then you will need set your PATH and JAVAHOME correctly to point Aptana/Eclipse to your new JVM.

The following tutorials are for an older version, but still contain the correct instructions for setting your PATH and JAVAHOME for Eclipse:

• http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.4.2/install-windows.html (See Section 5)
• http://java.sun.com/products/archive/j2se/1.2.2_006/install-linux.html#Environment

Another shortcut that you can try is to type the following at the command line:

aptana.exe -vm C:\jdk160\jre\bin\javaw