Adobe AIR for Linux alpha released

Posted Mar 31st 2008 10:30AM by Brad Linder
Filed under: Internet, Windows, Macintosh, Linux, Web services, Adobe, Beta, web 2.0

Adobe has released a public alpha of Adobe AIR for Linux, which means you can now run applications built using the Adobe Integrated Runtime on Windows, Mac, and Linux machines. Adobe AIR is an environment that lets user run online applications offline. For example, here are a few of our favorite AIR applications:

Twhirl - Desktop client for Twitter
Xdrive Lite - Application for accessing AOL's Xdrive online storage service
Google Analytics Reporting Suite - Application for viewing and interacting with Google Analytics data
eBay Desktop - Manage your eBay auctions

Adobe is also joining the Linux Foundation today, joining other companies including HP, Google, and Nokia. The group encourages Linux development, and the addition of Adobe AIR could really step things up a bit, since developers can now create applications for a single platform and have them run on Windows, Mac, and Linux boxes.

[via CNet]

Tags: adobe, adobe-air, air, linux

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3-31-2008 @ 11:28AM

AskTheAdmin said...

I have been patiently waiting for this! Thanks for the heads up. Keep up the great work from your friends @ http://www.askTheAdmin.com

3-31-2008 @ 12:05PM

Adam said...

I get an error trying to install on Ubuntu Gutsy 64-bit. No dice.

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