Adobe AIR Beta For Linux Released Download Now

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Adobe Air is one of Revolutionary product from Adobe which brings Web to Desktop. Adobe AIR runtime lets developers use proven web technologies to build rich Internet applications (RIA) that deploy to the desktop and run across operating systems. Adobe Air uses proven cost effective technology used to build web applications like JavaScript, Flash, Action Script, and HTML. Adobe Air lets you to construct Desktop Applications using these technologies.

Adobe AIR for Windows & Mac has been available for quite some time but for Linux it wasn’t available until today. Today Adobe announced first beta release of Adobe Air for Linux.

Features of Adobe AIR beta for Linux

- Install/Uninstall/Update AIR applications

- AIR application can be launched on startup

- Transparency, Mouse events, Networking, Printing support, Support for IME.

- Native Application Programming Interfaces

- Capabilities (OS) Application Programming Interface

- Full Screen mode

- System tray area icon support

Download Adobe AIR Beta for Linux.

Please Remove any previously installed Adobe AIR alpha release before proceeding for installation of Adobe AIR beta.

How to Install Adobe AIR on Linux Ubuntu

1) Download Adobe Air Beta here and save it on desktop

2) Open Terminal from (Application -> Accessories -> Terminal)

3) Type following command on Terminal

cd Desktop
chmod +x adobeair_linux_b1_091508.bin
./adobeair_linux_b1_091508.bin

adobeair_linux_b1_091508.bin is the name of installation file of Adobe AIR change.

4) Now you will see following Window

5) Press i Agree and proceed for Adobe Air installation

6) Press Finish After Installation Complets

7) Adobe AIR Application Installer and Uninstaller entries in the menu, under Applications -> Accessories