Error during install of Adobe Air in Ubuntu 9.10

atomn · 11-01-2009, 03:23 AM

Here is the error I'm getting just as the install starts for Adobe Air (in Ubuntu 9.10)

"An error occurred while installing Adobe AIR. Installation may not be allowed by your administrator. Please contact your administrator"

I used:
sudo ./AdobeAIRInstaller.bin

And after I agree to the ULA the install starts, then stops and feeds me the above error. Any ideas?

PS. I'm new to linux/unix.

I searched around and found some info regarding installing Adobe Air, but nothing about this error.

THanks in advance.

BallpointPenguin · 12-01-2009, 05:40 AM

If you downloaded the AdobeAIRInstaller.bin and it will not launch, it is because the file is not executable. This is typical for third-party downloads. You must change the file permissions using the chmod command:

Code:

sudo chmod +x AdobeAIRInstaller.bin

and now run the installer

Code:

sudo ./AdobeAIRInstaller.bin

hope that works.

R Tanner · 03-07-2010, 09:21 PM

so...I did this but i get the following error..I'm not sure what to do..any ideas?

thanks

Code:

An error occurred while installing Adobe AIR. Installation may not be allowed by your administrator. Please contact your administrator.

IcarianVX · 03-08-2010, 04:27 PM

R Tanner - Try this site:
mattsk.blogspot.com/2009/11/ubuntu-910-and-error-when-installing.html (add the http at the beginning of course)

There were a lot of "solutions" out there that didn't work, but this one worked for me. I hope it works for you as well.