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Adobe AIR 1.5 for Linux released
by Brad Linder Dec 18th 2008 at 10:00AM
Adobe AIR, by the way, is a platform for running certain web applications as if they were desktop apps, no browser required. A few popular AIR apps are Twhirl, a desktop Twitter and micro-blogging client, and ReadAIR, a desktop client for Google Reader.
Adobe officially supports Ubuntu, OpenSUSE, and Fedora Linux distributions, although the software may work with other distros.
Installation can be a bit tricky. You can't just click on the installer file in most cases. Rather, you need to open a terminal window, locate the installer, and type "sudo ./AdobeAIRInstaller.bin." If that doesn't do the trick, try typing "sudo chmod 755 AdobeAIRInstaller.bin" first.
[via CNET]
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David said 12:30PM on 12-18-2008
YES! Thanks Download Squad!
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whiskey said 9:57PM on 12-18-2008
sudoo? nope... it's sudo
Brad... how about a guide to install the Ubuntu MID launcher??? Pretty please with sugar on top?
Thanks and keep up the excellent work!
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D. Allen said 9:59AM on 12-21-2008
Gee, I must be lazy. I was hoping for a .deb. I can't even remember the last time I had to chmod a .bin file. Ubuntu has officially spoiled me.
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Rahul said 7:59AM on 12-22-2008
If you are afraid of terminals, rather than a chmod +x AdobeAIRInstaller.bin, you can right click the file and select the "Properties". The permission can be changed in the Permissions tab.
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Rahul said 7:59AM on 12-22-2008
If you are one of those who had the previous Beta version of AIR installed, then make sure to uninstall the beta as well as all AIR application installed using it. To uninstall the Beta run the following commands:
For dpkg base distros(like Ubuntu 7.10,8.04 )
rm -rf ~/.adobe/ ~/.macromedia/ ~/.appdata
sudo rm -rf /root/.adobe/ /root/.macromedia/ /root/.appdata
sudo rm -rf /var/opt/Adobe\ AIR/
sudo rm -rf /etc/opt/Adobe/
sudo dpkg -P $(dpkg -l | grep adobeair | awk -F" " '{print $2}')
sudo dpkg -P $(dpkg -l | grep adobe-cert | awk -F" " '{print $2}')
For rpm based distros(like Fedora, OpenSuSe 10.3). Mine was a sudo user so I have added sudo(not required to add sudo if run as a root user).
sudo rpm -e --nodeps $(rpm -qa | grep adobe-cert)
sudo rpm -e --nodeps $(rpm -qa | grep adobeair)
rm -rf ~/.adobe/ ~/.macromedia/ ~/.appdata
sudo rm -rf /root/.adobe/ /root/.macromedia/ ~/.appdata
sudo rm -rf /var/opt/Adobe\ AIR/
sudo rmdir /etc/opt/Adobe/
sudo rmdir /etc/opt
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Rahul said 7:59AM on 12-22-2008
If you are one of those who had the previous Beta version of AIR installed, then make sure to uninstall the beta, as well as all AIR application installed through it. To uninstall the Beta run the following commands:
For dpkg base distros(like Ubuntu 7.10,8.04 )
rm -rf ~/.adobe/ ~/.macromedia/ ~/.appdata
sudo rm -rf /root/.adobe/ /root/.macromedia/ /root/.appdata
sudo rm -rf /var/opt/Adobe\ AIR/
sudo rm -rf /etc/opt/Adobe/
sudo dpkg -P $(dpkg -l | grep adobeair | awk -F" " '{print $2}')
sudo dpkg -P $(dpkg -l | grep adobe-cert | awk -F" " '{print $2}')
For rpm based distros(like Fedora, OpenSuSe 10.3). Mine was a sudo user so I have added sudo(not required to add sudo if run as a root user).
sudo rpm -e --nodeps $(rpm -qa | grep adobe-cert)
sudo rpm -e --nodeps $(rpm -qa | grep adobeair)
rm -rf ~/.adobe/ ~/.macromedia/ ~/.appdata
sudo rm -rf /root/.adobe/ /root/.macromedia/ ~/.appdata
sudo rm -rf /var/opt/Adobe\ AIR/
sudo rmdir /etc/opt/Adobe/
sudo rmdir /etc/opt
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Telic said 6:03PM on 12-26-2008
Some assert that Linux's terminal CLI is required to install Adobe AIR. Wrong!
First, install Adobe Flash 10. ;-)
Now, after you download the AIR installer: Using (GNOME's) Nautilus file manager GUI, right-click on the Adobe BIN file and check under the Properties' Permissions tab, to allow executing the file as a program. Next, right-click and Rename the file to remove its .bin extension, so the file name is just AdobeAIRInstaller. Finally, double-click the file to run the Adobe installer, which pops open a new window, requests your authorization (password), and prompts you through the install. That's it.
You'll then find AIR maintenance items in the Ubuntu "Accessories" menu (or in the "Tools" menu of Mandriva Linux 2009). The .air file extension is associated with Adobe's run-time. An AIR application can be removed via the distro RPM or DEB package manager GUI, or by double-clicking its original .air installation file.
:-)
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