• Registered: 2012-04-24
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Topic: Installing Adobe AIR/JuiceboxBuilder-Pro on Linux

DX2300 wrote:

Shame Adobe discontinued  Air for Linux.

As far as I can recall, JuiceboxBuilder-Pro requires AIR v2.0 or later and the last version of AIR to be released for Linux was v2.6 so, if you can still find a download link for AIR v2.6 for Linux (very difficult now that Adobe have removed their AIR archive page), it should work.

It looks like there's a cached version of the 'AdobeAIRInstaller.bin' file (Adobe AIR v2.6 for Linux) at the Internet Archive Wayback Machine (https://archive.org/web/).
Search for the URL: https://airdownload.adobe.com/air/lin/d … taller.bin
... and choose the most recent snapshot link (September 24, 2020, 21:48:03).
Alternatively, search for the URL: https://airdownload.adobe.com/air/lin/d … taller.bin
... and choose the most recent snapshot link (June 30, 2019, 09:19:30).
The same file will be downloaded using either of these links.

I cannot vouch for the authenticity of this file as it does not come direct from Adobe so please download and use it at your own risk.
However, being that it seems to be the only source for the file, you might like to give it a try.
I've run the file through VirusTotal (https://www.virustotal.com/gui/file/2c8 … /detection) and it seems to be 100% clean.
Also, I've Googled the file's MD5 hash and it pops up a number of times in what seem like legitimate circumstances.

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  • Registered: 2019-12-29
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Re: Installing Adobe AIR/JuiceboxBuilder-Pro on Linux

^ Thanks for doing all that. :)

I've tried it before and it fails with a missing dependency which isn't in any Debian repository. :(

Thanks again. Support second to none.

DX2300

  • Registered: 2012-04-24
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Re: Installing Adobe AIR/JuiceboxBuilder-Pro on Linux

I'm sorry it didn't work out for you.

I found some interesting information on this page: https://askubuntu.com/questions/87447/h … -adobe-air
In particular, in this post, I found a link to a directory (on Devolo's website) which contains two files which look promising.
Again, it's an 'intsall-at-your-own-risk' scenario but you might like to give it a try.

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Re: Installing Adobe AIR/JuiceboxBuilder-Pro on Linux

Thanks for the link. I tracked down all the libs required and I'll set up a test system on a blank HD to try it out.

https://scrot.cloud/images/2020/07/25/test_setup_1200.th.jpg * https://scrot.cloud/images/2020/07/25/test_setup1_1200.th.jpg

I guess we're getting a little off topic. ;)

DX2300

  • Registered: 2012-04-24
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Re: Installing Adobe AIR/JuiceboxBuilder-Pro on Linux

Thanks for the link. I tracked down all the libs required and I'll set up a test system on a blank HD to try it out.

Good luck! Please let me know how you get on. This could prove to be very useful information for other Linux users.

I guess we're getting a little off topic. ;)

Good point. I've split the Linux posts in to a new topic.

  • Registered: 2012-05-01
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Re: Installing Adobe AIR/JuiceboxBuilder-Pro on Linux

The Air Runtime for Windows and MacOS can be found at https://airsdk.harman.com/runtime

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Re: Installing Adobe AIR/JuiceboxBuilder-Pro on Linux

I use Juicebox on Linux all the time with no problems, as it runs just fine using Air version 2.6.  Adobe used to have a page with links to all versions of Air going back to the beginning, but it's been taken down now.  Access it via the Wayback Machine:

https://web.archive.org/web/20190413141 … rsion.html

Run AdobeAIRInstaller.bin and you should be able to install.  You'll need the 32 bit libraries installed on your system.

The other option is to use a pre-built .deb file, and the file you need is adobe-air_amd64.deb.  You can get this via NoobsLab:

https://www.noobslab.com/2015/05/adobea … buntu.html

Either way you go, make sure you save the file(s) for future use as there's no guarantee they will continue to be available.

  • Registered: 2012-04-24
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Re: Installing Adobe AIR/JuiceboxBuilder-Pro on Linux

@gishfan

Either way you go, make sure you save the file(s) for future use as there's no guarantee they will continue to be available.

That's good advice!
Thanks also for sharing the NoobsLab link.