Hello friends. I have been trying to install the Adobe Air beta all morning but can’t seem to get it right. I have followed the instructions on Adobe Labs - Adobe AIR for Linux but after I have made the bin file executable I double click it and I get an error message.
The Error message can be seen on the screen shot:
http://www.papaspyropoulos.com/pics/adobeairerrormessage.png
Can somebody help me out? Am I doing something wrong?
All help is much appreciated!
Thanks!
I would try doing it from the command-line (note: when Gnome is running).
I had a similar issue when I tried to install air from the desktop, but worked like a charm from a console.
Nope, still nothing… I will wait for the official release
The .bin is misleading, it triggers a package installer instead of executing the package itself when launched from the desktop.
I was able to launch it from the console, and the installer started. I would have preferred that it didn’t require root privileges, but even after I authenticated, it threw up an error about not finding kwallet or gnome-keyring. I didn’t pursue it beyond that.
Cheers,
KV
Im using kde 4.1.3 here. I confirm it only works by launching from konsole…
You’re not using 64-bit by any chance? I had that too at first, and it was solved by installing the 32-bit versions of the kde-libs (or the equivalent if you’re using gnome I assume).
Unfortunately I have nothing more to tell. I have tried from the GUI, from console as root and not as root, but I still get the same error message…
ToxicWaste wrote:
> Unfortunately I have nothing more to tell. I have tried from the GUI,
> from console as root and not as root, but I still get the same error
> message…
have you tried this, as a simple user (yourself, not root):
chmod +x /home/spyros/Desktop/adobeair_linux_b1_091508.bin
/home/spyros/Desktop/adobeair_linux_b1_091508.bin
does that work for you?
so i succesfully installed it… now… how do i install air apps???
in the adobe site i get prompt to install adobe air again… what im i doing wrong???
You need to download the .air file then click on it. The Auto install doesn’t work on Linux.
I am, in fact, and you bring up a good point. However, I do have -32-bit versions of the main KDE components installed, for both KDE3/4, but it could be worth a double-check.
TBH, I only tried to install it as a result of this thread, but now my curiosity is piqued, so I’m going to dig a little deeper… 
Cheers,
KV
I am glad it works for everyone else, but it will not work for me… 
http://www.papaspyropoulos.com/pics/adobeairissues.png
You can download my bug report at http://www.papaspyropoulos.com/pics/setup-bugreport.txt
ToxicWaste wrote:
> I am glad it works for everyone else, but it will not work for me…
>
> [image: http://www.papaspyropoulos.com/pics/adobeairissues.png]
>
> You can download my bug report at
> http://www.papaspyropoulos.com/pics/setup-bugreport.txt
Please confirm that you did not waste all of our time, that you CAN and did read
the instructions, before you tried and failed to install Adobe Air on your
openSUSE 10.3!
If that confuses you, please see
http://labs.adobe.com/wiki/index.php/AIR_for_Linux:Release_Notes
where it clearly lists these SUPPORTED distributions:
-----------QUOTE--------------------
Supported Linux Distributions
-----------END QUOTE----------------
I normally don’t reply to posts like yours but I couldn’t help my self.
1st of all nobody is forcing you to “waste your time” mate. If you feel like helping then help, else you don’t even have to read the thread I started.
Secondly, if everybody knew everything, there wouldn’t be a need for the forums now would they? So again, if you don’t like sharing your knowledge (that is what Linux is all about), then don’t. Nobody is forcing you.
Lastly I would like to add that you are a rude (anonymous) person. Just because you have the knowledge of something, doesn’t give you the right to feel frustrated with people that know less. Everyone is a noob at some stage of their path. You used to be one too, or have you forgotten? Again, if you feel like this, then don’t communicate with people that don’t know as much as you do.
ToxicWaste wrote:
> Bud;1897580 Wrote:
>> ToxicWaste wrote:
>>> I am glad it works for everyone else, but it will not work for me…
>>
>>> [image: http://www.papaspyropoulos.com/pics/adobeairissues.png]
>>>
>>> You can download my bug report at
>>> http://www.papaspyropoulos.com/pics/setup-bugreport.txt
>> Please confirm that you did not waste all of our time, that you CAN and
>> did read
>> the instructions, before you tried and failed to install Adobe Air on
>> your
>> openSUSE 10.3!
>>
>> If that confuses you, please see
>> ‘AIR for Linux:Release Notes - Adobe Labs’
>> (http://labs.adobe.com/wiki/index.php/AIR_for_Linux:Release_Notes)
>> where it clearly lists these SUPPORTED distributions:
>>
>> -----------QUOTE--------------------
>> Supported Linux Distributions
>>
>> * Fedora Core 8
>> * Ubuntu 7.10
>> * Open Suse 10.3
>>
>> -----------END QUOTE----------------
>
> I normally don’t reply to posts like yours but I couldn’t help my
> self.
>
> 1st of all nobody is forcing you to “waste your time” mate. If you
> feel like helping then help, else you don’t even have to read the thread
> I started.
I like to help–which is why I’m here sometimes.
I can’t help someone who refuses to read.
> Secondly, if everybody knew everything, there wouldn’t be a need for
> the forums now would they? So again, if you don’t like sharing your
> knowledge (that is what Linux is all about), then don’t. Nobody is
> forcing you.
I didn’t know anything about Adobe Air. Had never heard of it until you asked
your question. I spent some of my time trying to help you. Little did I know you
were trying to do something that could not be done. And hadn’t READ the basic
requirements of the program you were trying to install.
> Lastly I would like to add that you are a rude (anonymous) person.
> Just because you have the knowledge of something, doesn’t give you the
> right to feel frustrated with people that know less.
Sir, it is NOT a matter of knowing or not knowing. It is a matter of being
diligent enough to learn by READING that your vehicle requires gasoline and to
NOT try putting diesel fuel into it.
> Everyone is a noob
> at some stage of their path. You used to be one too, or have you
> forgotten? Again, if you feel like this, then don’t communicate with
> people that don’t know as much as you do.
I sure wasn’t born knowing Adobe Air won’t run on SUSE 11.0.
By the way, love your country, your culture, your food–and, most people there
are friendly, smart, diligent, and both willing and happy to learn. Grow up.
Dear Bud,
You have some serious socializing issues man. Do you like being rude?
Before going all “offensive” on your 1st post and ruining the friendly atmosphere in the thread, you could have just told me at first that it only works on 10.3. since you have tried it. I assumed, it would work on 11.0 because it is a later version (just like it works on all Ubuntu later versions, not only 7.10). It doesn’t say anywhere that it doesn’t work on 11.0.
So, please, just don’t reply with another rude remark like “grow up” or “CAN you read” because it only makes this thread look bad and other people might be visiting it for help.
Thanks
P.S. Thanks for liking my country, culture and food. I think I would be able to say the same for you if you were not hiding behind your anonymity :).
Good assumption, since that’s the case. I’ve run it on 11.0, and is currently running it on a 64-bit 11.1 beta5 machine. I would guess 10.3 is the only Suse version Adobe has tried air on and knows it to work on.
This is great news!
Any pointers I could use?
As far as I remember, all I did on OpenSUSE 11.0 (32-bit) was the following:
1, Download the beta one binary file (http://download.macromedia.com/pub/labs/air/linux/adobeair_linux_b1_091508.bin).
2. Rename the file and add the execute flag. Partially because the .bin extension fooled the package management. I.e, do the following from a terminal:
cd wherever-file-was-downloaded to
mv adobeair_linux_b1_091508.bin ~/air_b1
chmod +x ~/air_b1
If you are using the 64-bit 11.0, use YaST to install the 32-bit compatible libs (in KDE, libkde4-32bit, I’m afraid I’m not sure which package would be suitable for Gnome) as 3.5.
Hope it helps.
SauronXXX thanks for your advice upon the matter but unfortunately I can’t seem to get it to work. Once I get to “Run command” dialogue and type in the command I get an error message and a bug report.
I guess the best thing for me to do, is to wait for the official release. From what I read it will be out soon.
Again thanks SauronXXX
Good night 