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2 May 2008

Installing Flex Builder Linux alpha 3 on Ubuntu 8.04

Posted by bryanc under: flex; programming; tutorial .

The following are just setup notes I took while I was setting up Flex Builder Linux with subversion control on a fresh Ubuntu 8.04 install. It’s not a pretty tutorial but I figured someone might be able to use them.

Installing Flex Builder on Ubuntu

- Download Java
	- search for 'sun-java' in synaptic
		- error downloading
	- update Synaptic
	- download works
	- add the PATH (http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=568447)
		- "sudo update-alternatives --config java" choose #3 (sun-java-6)

- Download/install Eclipse
	- install from synaptic
	- installed 3.2 - need 3.3 for Flex Builder Linux alpha 3
	- Download Eclipse Classic 3.3.2 from http://www.eclipse.org/downloads/
		- http://www.eclipse.org/downloads/download.php?file=/eclipse/downloads/
			drops/R-3.3.2-200802211800/eclipse-SDK-3.3.2-linux-gtk.tar.gz
	- Unpackage and place in /home/user folder
- Downnload Flex Builder from Labs
- Install FB
	- "sh flexbuilder_linux_install_a3_033108.bin"
	- select your eclipse folder when asked
	- installed

- Testing if FBLa3 works
	- open eclipse
	- open perspective > Other... > Flex Development
	- create new Flex project, add ""
	- compile and run... success!

- installing subversion
	- Use Subclipse: http://subclipse.tigris.org/
	- Help > Software Updates > Find and Install > Search for new features to install
	- New Remote Site... > Name: Subclipse; URL: http://subclipse.tigris.org/update_1.2.x
	- Finish
	- Check Subclipse when search results come back
	- ERROR: Buckminster - Subclipse support (Incubation) (0.2.0.r3554) requires plug-in
		"org.eclipse.buckminster.core".
		- Unselected "Integrations (Optional)" from "features to install"
	- Accept terms > next > finish
	- Install all > restart eclipse
- testing if subclipse works
	- open perspective > Other... > svn repository exploring
	- right click in SVN Repository window > new > repository location
	- enter location, enter password
	- success!

8 Comments so far...

Ryan Stewart - Rich Internet Application Mountaineer » Installing Flex Builder Linux alpha 3 on Ubuntu 8.04 “Hardy Heron” Says:

3 May 2008 at 4:57 am.

[...] Panscendo (who has a blog after my own heart) posted a quick and dirty walkthrough to get you up and running with Flex Builder Linux alpha 3 on the latest release of Ubuntu. If you’re hearing a lot of good things about Ubuntu and you’re giving the latest version a shot, these are all the steps you need to get your Flex Development up and running. This entry was posted on Friday, May 2nd, 2008 at 9:57 pm and is filed under Adobe, Flex, Linux. [...]

Jon Rose Says:

3 May 2008 at 7:09 am.

I just did a similar setup on Hardy. I am having some weirdness with the debugger. Is it working as expected for you?

bryanc Says:

3 May 2008 at 3:36 pm.

I haven’t had time to play with the debugger for any extended period of time but I did find that the ’step over’ function seemed to act as the ’step into’ should. Odd and a bit annoying. I haven’t checked the logs so I don’t know if Adobe has this bug filed.

What have you been experiencing?

Peter Brown Says:

4 May 2008 at 5:56 am.

I got it working normal. Thanks

to Jon Rose: maybe you should check Java version, make sure that your version is the same as tutorial. I had to reinstall my java packages to got it working.