TechNote

Description

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64-bit binaries of AIR are not currently available. Running 32-bit AIR on 64-bit systems has not been fully tested. However, we expect 32-bit AIR to run on these systems if they have the required 32-bit libraries and packages installed. The following instructions describe how to install AIR 1.5 on the 64-bit versions of Ubuntu 7.10, 8.0 and 9.04, Fedora 8 and 10, and openSUSE 11.

Table of Contents

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1. For All Installations
   1. Download AIR 1.5 for Linux
   2. Required 32-bit Packages/Libraries
2. Installing AIR 1.5 on 64-bit Fedora 8
3. Installing AIR 1.5 on 64-bit Fedora 10
4. Installing AIR 1.5 on 64-bit Ubuntu 7.10, 8.04 and 9.04
5. Installing AIR 1.5 on 64-bit openSUSE 11

FOR ALL INSTALLATIONS

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For certain Adobe AIR applications, please ensure that kwallet/keyring is enabled and running on your machine.

Download AIR 1.5 for Linux

Adobe AIR 1.5 for Linux is available here: http://get.adobe.com/air/.

Required 32-bit Packages/Libraries

• Packages - lib32asound2 lib32gcc1 lib32ncurses5 lib32stdc++6 lib32z1 libc6 libc6-i386
• Other libraries - libnss3.so.1d libnssutil3.so.1d libsmime3.so.1d libssl3.so.1d libnspr4.so.0d libplc4.so.0d libplds4.so.0d

The steps below specify the sources of these packages and libraries.

INSTALLING AIR 1.5 ON 64-BIT FEDORA 8

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No manual installation workarounds are required. By default, AIR works fine on the 64-bit version of Fedora 8.

INSTALLING AIR 1.5 ON 64-BIT FEDORA 10

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To install AIR 1.5 on Fedora 10, perform the following steps:

$ sudo yum install ld-linux.so.2 gtk2-devel.i386
$ sudo yum install libxml2.i386 nss.i386 libXt.so.6
$ sudo yum install gnome-keyring.i386 xterm rpm-libs.i386

INSTALLING AIR 1.5 ON 64-BIT UBUNTU 7.10, 8.04 AND 9.04

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To install AIR 1.5 on Ubuntu 7.10, 8.0 and 9.04, you must manually install the 32-bit files by following these directions:

1. Install the 32-bit binary files using the getlibs utility, which is available here: http://frozenfox.freehostia.com/cappy/getlibs-all.deb. This utility helps you install 32-bit applications on 64-bit systems by downloading and installing the required libraries.

To use getlibs to install the AIR 1.5 libraries, enter the following commands on the terminal.  This will install the following packages: lib32asound2, lib32gcc1, lib32ncurses5, lib32stdc++6, lib32z1, libc6, and libc6-i386.  These are required for resolving common user reported keyring issues (tweetdeck showing blank screen or apps not connecting to internet, etc).

$ sudo getlibs ./AdobeAIRInstaller.bin
$ sudo getlibs -l libgnome-keyring.so
$ sudo getlibs -l libgnome-keyring.so.0
$ sudo getlibs -l libgnome-keyring.so.0.1.1

1. Next, you need to install the 32-bit versions of libnns and libnspr, which are available here:

   • libnss3:
     http://mirrors.kernel.org/ubuntu/pool/main/n/nss/libnss3-1d_3.12.0~beta3-0ubuntu1_i386.deb
   • libnspr4:
     http://mirrors.kernel.org/ubuntu/pool/main/n/nspr/libnspr4-0d_4.7.1~beta2-0ubuntu1_i386.deb
2. You now need to open the packages you just downloaded by running file-roller as root so you can extract them to your /usr/lib32 folder. Begin by extracting the files in libnss, using the following command:

   $ sudo file-roller ./libnss3-1d_3.12.0~beta3-0ubuntu1_i386.deb

3. Double-click the data.tar.gz file. If the data.tar.gz file doesn't automatically open in file-roller, you may be asked which application to open it with. If you are prompted to choose the application, enter file-roller in the Application box and click Open.
4. In file-roller, locate and select the following files in the ./usr/lib folder:
   
   • libnss3.so.1d
   • libnssutil3.so.1d
   • libsmime3.so.1d
   • libssl3.so.1d
5. Click Extract. Click the top left button in this window. The button's icon is an image of a pencil and paper. If you hover your mouse over the button it will display "Type a file name" in a popup tooltip. Once the button has been clicked, a Location box will appear. Type /usr/lib32 in the Location box and click Extract.
6. Close all file-roller windows.
7. Extract the files in libnspr, using the following command:

   $ sudo file-roller ./libnspr4-0d_4.7.1~beta2-0ubuntu1_i386.deb

8. Double-click the data.tar.gz file and open with file-roller and then locate and select the following files in the ./usr/lib folder:
   
   • libnspr4.so.0d
   • libplc4.so.0d
   • libplds4.so.0d
9. Follow the same instructions as above (in step 7) to extract the files to the /usr/lib32 folder.
10. Finally, close file-roller and enter the following commands:

    $ sudo ln -s /usr/lib32/libnss3.so.1d /usr/lib32/libnss3.so
    $ sudo ln -s /usr/lib32/libssl3.so.1d /usr/lib32/libssl3.so
    $ sudo ln -s /usr/lib32/libnspr4.so.0d /usr/lib32/libnspr4.so

11. You are now ready to install Adobe AIR Linux. Type the following command:

    $ ./AdobeAIRIntaller.bin

    Adobe AIR is now installed on your system.
12. Just one more step before you start installing and using AIR apps. Enter the following command:

    $ sudo cp /usr/lib/libadobecertstore.so /usr/lib32

For Ubuntu 9.04 only:

Due to the absence of the lib32nss package, AIR apps are unable to connect to the network.  Ubuntu 9.04 64-bit users need the package lib32nss-mdns for DNS resolution in a 32bit application:

$ sudo apt-get install lib32nss-mdns

You're now ready to install and run AIR applications.
 

INSTALLING AIR 1.5 ON 64-BIT OPENSUSE 11

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To install AIR 1.5 on 64-bit OpenSUSE 11, you must manually install the 32-bit files by following these directions:

1. If you attempt to run the AIR installer (./AdobeAIRInstaller.bin), you'll receive the following error: "Error loading the runtime libxml2.so.2: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory."
2. Instead, select Install Software from the Start menu in the desktop UI (you may skip auto refresh).
3. Search for and then install the following files:
   • Search for libxml.
     • Select libxml2-32 bit from the list and click install.
   • Search for libnss3.
     • Select mozilla-nss-32 bit from the list and click install.
   • Search for libnspr4 .
     • Select mozilla-nspr-32bit from the list and click install.
   
   Click Apply to complete installation of these packages.
4. Finally, enter the following command:

   $ export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/usr/lib64:$LD_LIBRARY_PATH

5. You can now run the AIR installer (./AdobeAIRInstaller.bin) and installation will work fine this time. You're now ready to install and run AIR applications.