Pandora vs. Last.fm

[danorske]

@ijbreakey

You can use Pandora on your Desktop. Install Adobe Air and then the Pandora Desktop Application.

1. Go to Adobe - Adobe AIR and download adobe air
2. Open up a file browser and go to the location of the AdobeAIRInstaller.bin file
3. Right click it and click properties. Go to the permissions tab and check “this is an executable” then rename the file without the .bin extension.
4. Use the installer (since it’s like any other installer)
5. Go to Pandora Radio - Listen to Free Internet Radio, Find New Music and download the pandora air application
6. Let it install with the adobe air installer
7. Enjoy Pandora on your desktop!
   It brings up a window at first and then you can minimize it and it will go to your system tray, not the task manager. Leaving no windows open. Right click the icon in the system tray to get current information on the band playing or to show Pandora to create a new station.

HI,
I downloaded Adobe Air, both the rpm and the .bin versions. First I tried the rpm, it went through the motions of installing but just disappeared. then I tied your method with the .bin, got tot the installer, accepted the license, entered my root password, but it stopped installing with “an error occured. Adobe AIR could not be installed. Install either Gnome Keyring or KDE KWallet before installing Adobe AIR”. I opened Kwallet and tried again, but to no avail. I am running OS11.4 64 bit. What can I do to get this thing working?

Thanks.
Ron

[landis]

don’t use Pandora and didn’t even know it excited until they went public last month ( i didn’t buy any stock).
But, I can say I Very Much Like last.fm, have for years!

Landis Reed
LandisTwo.

[Anarimus]

I’ve successfully installed the Pandora Desktop App in Linux Mint but i’ve not had a go with it on OpenSUSE yet. I less than three Pandora through them i have discovered countless musicians who now make up most of my favorites.

Here are the Ubuntu/Mint instructions i have not been able to get the Pandora installer to work with AIR in OpenSUSE yet…

To use the Pandora screenlet or widget you just have to get the LINUX version of Adobe AIR.

Go here → Adobe - Adobe AIR

Download it to your desktop and follow these easy peasy lemon squeezy steps…

Right click on the icon for the .bin file and select Properties.

Backspace the filename until just .bin is gone.

Move to the Permissions tab and select Allow executing file as program.

Close

Double click on AdobeAIRInstaller and it is now executable and will install.

(Notice we did not even open Terminal for this)

Now to get the Pandora Widget…

Go HERE → Pandora Radio - Listen to Free Internet Radio, Find New Music

Download and make sure you allow the Adobe AIR Installer to open the program.

It installs itself.

Enjoy.