This guide shows, howto install Adobe AIR on Fedora 12, Fedora 13, CentOS 5.5, Red Hat (RHEL) 5.5 and Red Hat (RHEL) 6. This method works on both 32-bit and 64-bit architectures. This guide also shows howto use Adobe AIR Application Installer and install TweetDeck.
What is adobe AIR?
Adobe AIR (Adobe Integrated Runtime) is a cross-platform runtime environment for building rich Internet applications as a desktop applications, using existing HTML, Ajax, Adobe Flash or Adobe Flex. Adobe positions it as a browser-less runtime for rich Internet applications that can be deployed onto the desktop, rather than a fully-fledged application framework.
1. Change Root User
sudo -i ## OR ## su -
2. Install Needed Dependencies with YUM
Install Fedora 12 and Fedora 13 – i686 – 32 bit dependencies
yum install xtermInstall Fedora 12 – x86_64 – 64 bit dependencies
yum install ld-linux.so.2 gtk2-devel.i686 libdbus-glib-1.so.2 \
libhal.so.1 rpm-devel.i686 libXt.so.6 gnome-keyring-devel.i686 \
libDCOP.so.4 libxml2-devel.i686 nss-devel.i686 libxslt.i686 xtermInstall Fedora 13 – x86_64 – 64 bit dependencies
yum install ld-linux.so.2 gtk2-devel.i686 libdbus-glib-1.so.2 \
libhal.so.1 rpm-devel.i686 libXt.so.6 gnome-keyring-devel.i686 \
libDCOP.so.4 libxml2-devel.i686 nss-devel.i686 libxslt.i686 xtermIf these packages do not install, then try the following:
Enable Fedora 13 – i386 – Updates Repository
Add following content to /etc/yum.repos.d/f13-i386-updates.repo file
[updates-f13-i386] name=Fedora 13 - i386 - Updates failovermethod=priority #baseurl=http://download.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/updates/13/i386/ mirrorlist=https://mirrors.fedoraproject.org/metalink?repo=updates-released-f13&arch=i386 enabled=0 gpgcheck=1 gpgkey=file:///etc/pki/rpm-gpg/RPM-GPG-KEY-fedora-i386
Clean all caches
yum clean all
Install depencies with following command
yum --enablerepo=updates-f13-i386 install ld-linux.so.2 gtk2-devel.i686 libdbus-glib-1.so.2 \ libhal.so.1 rpm-devel.i686 libXt.so.6 gnome-keyring-devel.i686 \ libDCOP.so.4 libxml2-devel.i686 nss-devel.i686 libxslt.i686 xterm
And then Install Adobe AIR 2 RC
Install CentOS 5.5 and Red Hat (RHEL) 5.5 – i386 – 32 bit dependencies
yum install xtermInstall CentOS 5.5 and Red Hat (RHEL) 5.5 – x86_64 – 64 bit dependencies
yum install ld-linux.so.2 gtk2-devel.i386 libdbus-glib-1.so.2 \
libhal.so.1 rpm-devel.i386 libXt.so.6 gnome-keyring-devel.i386 \
libDCOP.so.4 libxml2-devel.i386 nss-devel.i386 libxslt.i386 xterm3a. Install Adobe AIR 1.5 (Current Version 1.5.3)
Download Adobe AIR 1.5
Goto Adobe AIR download page and download Adobe AIR 1.5
Make Adobe AIR Installer Executable
chmod +x AdobeAIRInstaller.binRun Adobe AIR Installer
./AdobeAIRInstaller.binInstalling Adobe AIR 1.5
Open (Start) Adobe AIR 1.5 Application Installer
3b. Install Adobe AIR 2 (Current Version 2 RC)
Download Adobe AIR 2
Goto Adobe Labs download page, Agree terms of the agreement and download Adobe AIR 2 RC (RPM version)
Install Adobe AIR 2 RCrpm -Uvh air2_rc1_runtime_lin_051110.i386.rpm
## OR (if another version) ##
rpm -Uvh air2*.rpm
Open (Start) Adobe AIR 2 RC Application Installer
rpm -Uvh air2_rc1_runtime_lin_051110.i386.rpm ## OR (if another version) ## rpm -Uvh air2*.rpm
4. Test Adobe AIR Installation and Install TweetDeck Application
Note: Flash Player is needed installing Adobe AIR applications, so install Adobe Flash Player first
Goto Adobe AIR Marketplace and find some Adobe AIR programs, example TweetDeck:
Click Download from Publisher
Getting Ready to Install TweetDeck
Accept TweetDeck Installation
Select TweetDeck Installation Options and Location
Enter root Password (if needed, depends on installation location)
Start Using TweetDeck
TweetDeck (0.34.3) Running on Fedora 13 – x86_64 (64 bit)
Alternative Way to Start Adobe AIR Application Installation
Download application.air file.
Open Adobe AIR Application Installer from Menu and Select file.air
OR
Run following command (example as root):
Adobe\ AIR\ Application\ Installer /exact/path/to/file.air ## Real example ## Adobe\ AIR\ Application\ Installer /home/user/Downloads/tweetdeck.air
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Hi, I'm JR and the Founder of if not true then false. I am a software developer, and I have over ten years experience in programming. I'm big fan of Linux and Open Source. And normally I use just Linux environments.
Everytime I do a:
# yum install -y rpm-devel.i686
I get the error message
Transaction Check Error:
package sqlite-3.6.22-1.fc13.x86_64 (which is newer than sqlite-3.6.20-1.fc12.i686) is already installed
What can I do about this?
Thanks in advance. Great tutorial by the way.
Hi Dre,
It seems that you are using Rawhide (Fedora 13, fc13) repository for sqlite.x86_64 package.
So install rpm-devel.i686 from rawhide repository, using following command:
Maybe this will solve the problem?
Glad to hear you liked this tutorial.
Hi. Thanks for the help. I tried the command but there was another error:
–> Finished Dependency Resolution
Error: Package: abrt-1.0.8-2.fc12.x86_64 (@updates)
Requires: librpm.so.0()(64bit)
Removing: rpm-libs-4.7.2-1.fc12.x86_64 (@updates)
Available: rpm-libs-4.7.1-6.fc12.x86_64 (fedora)
Error: Package: abrt-1.0.8-2.fc12.x86_64 (@updates)
Requires: librpmio.so.0()(64bit)
Removing: rpm-libs-4.7.2-1.fc12.x86_64 (@updates)
Available: rpm-libs-4.7.1-6.fc12.x86_64 (fedora)
You could try using –skip-broken to work around the problem
You could try running: rpm -Va –nofiles –nodigest
I tried the “–skip-broken” command and it installed some stuff. I tried installing Adobe Air 1.5 but I got this error:
Error loading the runtime (libnss3.so: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory)
With that not working I then downloaded and installed Adobe Air beta 2 w/o a problem. I also downloaded the Tweetdeck air file and tried installing using Adobe Air beta 2 but nothing happens.
One possible workaround is simply remove abrt (Automatic Bug Reporting Tool) package and try again.
You can install abrt back (later), simply with following command:
yum install abrtMissing libnss3.so indicates that nss-devel.i686 packages is missing. You can’t get Adobe AIR 1.5 or 2.0 probably working properly if some of following packages are not installed successfully:
yum install ld-linux.so.2 gtk2-devel.i686 libdbus-glib-1.so.2 \ libhal.so.1 rpm-devel.i686 libXt.so.6 gnome-keyring-devel.i686 \ libDCOP.so.4 libxml2-devel.i686 nss-devel.i686 libxslt.i686 xtermWoohoo!!! It worked.
Am now a happy laptop owner using Fedora 12 64bit with Adobe Air and Tweedeck.
Thanks a heap, man!
Oh, yeah. I encountered another problem. When I try to install abrt I get this error messsage again:
–> Finished Dependency Resolution
Error: Package: abrt-1.0.8-2.fc12.x86_64 (updates)
Requires: librpmio.so.0()(64bit)
Available: rpm-libs-4.7.1-6.fc12.x86_64 (fedora)
Available: rpm-libs-4.7.2-1.fc12.x86_64 (updates)
Error: Package: abrt-1.0.8-2.fc12.x86_64 (updates)
Requires: librpm.so.0()(64bit)
Available: rpm-libs-4.7.1-6.fc12.x86_64 (fedora)
Available: rpm-libs-4.7.2-1.fc12.x86_64 (updates)
You could try using –skip-broken to work around the problem
You could try running: rpm -Va –nofiles –nodigest
Aside from that. Everything works great.
Nice to hear that you get Adobe AIR and TweetDeck working… ;)
Then the abrt problem, please post output what following command shows:
Hi. Thanks for the help. All things are working.
I used some of your articles in posting a guide to getting Fedora 12 working for Dell Studio XPS 16.
Could you please create a how to install Adobe Air Beta on Fedora 13 xfce 64 bit? because your how to does not work for Fedora 13 xfce 64 bit….
Hi El1iP3S01D,
I updated this guide to work also with Fedora 13 – x86_64 and I get Adobe AIR 2 RC and TweetDeck (as example) easily work with Fedora 13 – x86_64.
If you can’t get it working, please post more specific information about the errors and problems here?
Thanks for a very informative article. I first attempted to install Air 1.5, but ran into the problem with the Air-installer requesting gnome-keyring or kwallet. I couldn’t find a proper workaround for this – so eventually I opted to try Air 2.0 BETA. It worked immediately on my Fedora 13 system!
Hi Carl Martin,
Nice to hear that you get it working. :)
I believe that the Adobe Air 2.0 is in many case a better choice than the Adobe Air 1.5.
Am I going crazy or are the code instructions for to “Install Fedora 12…” and “Install Fedora 13…” identical? Are they supposed to be?
Hi russ,
Yes, they are the same, but you should take into account the point If These packages do Not install, then try the following:. Did you try it?
Or what is your problem?
Hi JR, thanks for the reply.
Following the directions to “Install Fedora 12″ worked; the packages installed. When I entered the bash again (this time for “Install Fedora 13″ instructions) it returned that the packages were already installed and “Nothing to do”. I was expecting it to do something since the directions said to enter it again. I assumed that it failed. Was I wrong, did it succeed?
I attempted the “If packages do not install…” instructions, but get the message, “-bash: [updates-f13-i386] command not found”
Any thoughts?
Hi again russ,
If you got all the following packages installed:
yum install ld-linux.so.2 gtk2-devel.i686 libdbus-glib-1.so.2 \ libhal.so.1 rpm-devel.i686 libXt.so.6 gnome-keyring-devel.i686 \ libDCOP.so.4 libxml2-devel.i686 nss-devel.i686 libxslt.i686 xtermThen it succeed!
And then you can continue the installation normally.
i get this error!!!
Select an Installation Package, i cant opne after install , can you help me?
Hi Anderson,
Could you explain a bit more detail what you were doing, and what error you got exactly?