How to Install Adobe Air 2 on Ubuntu 10.04 Linux Distro

How to Install Adobe Air 2 on Ubuntu 10.04 Linux Distro

How to Install Adobe Air 2 on Ubuntu 10.04 Linux Distro

by BINOY XAVIER on JUNE 20, 2010

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The Ubuntu 10.04 code named Lucid Lynx is already out and since then we have played around with it. You might know how cool and awesome is Adobe’s Air 2 platform that can help you install a variety Air apps available now for Linux. But how to install Air 2 on Ubuntu 10.04 ?

Steps to install Adobe Air 2 on Ubuntu 10.04 Linux Distro:

You can either install using command line or using the Synaptic Package Manager.

Install Adobe Air 2 via Command Line

1) Edit the sources.list file located at  /etc/apt/sources.list . For that execute the following command from terminal window:

sudo vim /etc/apt/sources.list

and add or uncomment the following lines:

deb http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu/ lucid partner
deb-src http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu/ lucid partner

2) Update the system’s package database with the following command:

sudo apt-get update

3) Now install Adobe Air using the following command:

sudo apt-get install adobeair

Install Adobe Air 2 via Synaptic Package Manager

1) Launch System > Administration > Synaptic Package Manager

2) Open Settings > Repositories

3) Under “Other Software”, check or add the following 2 lines:

http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu/ lucid partner (Source Code)
http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu/ lucid partner

4) Click Close. A dialog pops up, mentioning that repositories have changed. Close it. Click Reload.

5) Search for the package “adobeair”. Mark it for installation and click Apply.

posted on 2011-12-16 21:28  lexus 阅读( ...) 评论( ...) 编辑 收藏

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