Comments on: Adobe squeezes AIR out of beta for Linux users
Adobe brings it's integrated runtime environment AIR out of beta for Linux users, which brings with it things like official support and built-in Flash 10 compliance.
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- by telic December 26, 2008 12:58 PM PST
- Some assert that Linux's CLI is required to install Adobe AIR. Wrong!
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(4 Comments)Using (GNOME) 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 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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