If you followed one of my previous posts for installing TweetDeck or Seesmic in Ubuntu 64 bit you are currently running AIR version 1.5. You already have all of the dependencies needed to run AIR on a 64 bit system so upgrading to AIR 2.0 is quite simple. If you do not currently have AIR installed start with the TweetDeck installation post to get the required 32 bit dependencies before following these instructions for adding AIR 2.0.
From the Adobe AIR 2 web page the following features are added:
AIR 2 builds on the success of AIR 1 by giving developers new capabilities, and even tighter integration with the desktop. Some new features of AIR 2 include:
- Support for the detection of mass storage devices.
- Advanced networking capabilities like secure sockets, UDP support, and the ability to listen on sockets.
- Support for native code integration.
- The ability to open a file with its default application.
- Multi-touch and gesture support.
- New APIs for access to raw microphone data.
- Webkit update with HTML5/CSS3 support.
- Global error handling.
- Improved cross-platform printing
- Improved security and support for enterprise and government standards
The first thing you need to do is download the Adobe AIR 2 BIN file from Adobe Labs.
Before you can install AIR 2 you need to resolve additional dependencies before running the AIR 2 installer. Open a terminal and type:
sudo getlibs -l libhal-storage.so.1
You will need to confirm the package installation by entering Y after it indicated the package installation information
Now you need to cd to the place where you downloaded the AIR 2 BIN file. In my case it was the Downloads folder and the file name is: air2_b1_runtime_lin_111709.bin.
cd /home/gerry/Downloads
Once you are in the Downloads folder you need to install AIR 2 by entering the following commands:
chmod +x air2*
sudo ./air2*
The box should open up at the top of the screen indicating that the AIR installation is upgrading from 1.5 to 2.0. If you have TweetDeck or Seesmic installed you should be able to run them after the upgrade. You can also download some AIR 2 sample applications from Adobe to try out some of the new features available in AIR 2.
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