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Adobe AIR installation
Adobe® AIR® allows
you to run AIR applications on the desktop. You can install the
runtime in the following ways:
By installing the runtime separately (without also installing
an AIR application)
By installing an AIR application for the first time (you
are prompted to also install the runtime)
By setting up an AIR development environment such as the
AIR SDK, Adobe® Flex™ Builder™ 3, or the Adobe Flex™ 3
SDK (which includes the AIR command line development tools)
The
runtime only needs to be installed once per computer.
The system requirements for installing AIR and running AIR applications
are detailed here: Adobe AIR: System requirements (http://www.adobe.com/products/air/systemreqs/).
Installing Adobe AIRUse the following instructions to download and install
the Windows®, Mac OS X, and Linux versions
of AIR.
To update the runtime, a user must have administrative privileges
for the computer.
Install the runtime on a Windows computerDownload the runtime installation file.
Double-click the runtime installation file.
In the installation window, follow the prompts to complete
the installation.
Install the runtime on a Mac computerDownload the runtime installation file.
Double-click runtime installation file.
In the installation window, follow the prompts to complete
the installation.
If the Installer displays an Authenticate window, enter your
Mac OS user name and password.
Install the runtime on a Linux computerDownload the runtime installation file.
Set the file permissions so that the installer application
can be executed:
From a command line, you can set the file
permissions with the chmod +x installer.bincommand.
Some versions of Linux allow you to set the file permissions on
the Properties dialog opened through a context menu.
Run the installer from the command line or by double-clicking
the runtime installation file.
In the installation window, follow the prompts to complete
the installation.
AIR is installed as either rpm
or dpkg packages, with package names: adobeairv.n and adobecerts.
Installation requires a running X server. AIR registers the mime
type: application/vnd.adobe.air-application-installer-package+zip.
Removing Adobe AIROnce
you have installed the runtime, you can remove it using the following procedures.
Remove the runtime on a Windows computerIn the Windows
Start menu, select Settings > Control Panel.
Select the Add or Remove Programs control panel.
Select “Adobe AIR” to remove the runtime.
Click the Change/Remove button.
Remove the runtime on a Mac computer
Remove the runtime on a Linux computerDo
one of the following:
Select the “Adobe AIR Uninstaller”
command from the Applications menu.
Run the AIR installer binary with the -uninstall option
Remove the AIR packages (adobeairv.n and adobecerts)
with your package manager.
Installing and running the AIR sample applicationsSome
sample applications are available that demonstrate AIR features.
You can access and install them using the following instructions:
Download and run the AIR sample applications. The compiled
applications as well as the source code are available.
To download and run a sample application, click the sample
application Install Now button. You are prompted to install and
run the application.
If you choose to download sample applications and run them
later, select the download links. You can run AIR applications at
any time by:
On Windows, double-clicking the application
icon on the desktop or selecting it from the Windows Start menu.
On Mac OS, double-clicking the application icon, which is
installed in the Applications folder of your user directory (for
example, in Macintosh HD/Users/JoeUser/Applications/) by default.
On Linux, double-clicking the application icon on the desktop
or selecting it from the Applications menu. AIR applications are
installed in their own folder under the /opt directory.
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