Building Adobe AIR Applications
Building Adobe AIR Applications
Building Adobe AIR Applications
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Chapter 2: <strong>Adobe</strong> <strong>AIR</strong> installation<br />
The <strong>Adobe</strong>® <strong>AIR</strong>® runtime allows you to run <strong>AIR</strong> applications. You can install the runtime in the following ways:<br />
By installing the runtime separately (without also installing an <strong>AIR</strong> application)<br />
By installing an <strong>AIR</strong> application for the first time through a web page installation “badge” (you are prompted to<br />
also install the runtime)<br />
By creating a custom installer that installs both your application and the runtime. You must get approval from<br />
<strong>Adobe</strong> to distribute the <strong>AIR</strong> runtime in this fashion. You can request approval on the <strong>Adobe</strong> runtime licensing<br />
page. Note that <strong>Adobe</strong> does not provide tools for building such an installer. Many third-party installer toolkits are<br />
available, however.<br />
By installing an <strong>AIR</strong> application that bundles <strong>AIR</strong> as a captive runtime. A captive runtime is used only by the<br />
bundling application. It is not used to run other <strong>AIR</strong> applications. Bundling the runtime is an option on Mac and<br />
Windows. On iOS, all applications include a bundled runtime. As of <strong>AIR</strong> 3.7, all Android applications include a<br />
bundled runtime by default (although you have the option of using a separate runtime).<br />
By setting up an <strong>AIR</strong> development environment such as the <strong>AIR</strong> SDK, <strong>Adobe</strong>® Flash® Builder , or the <strong>Adobe</strong> Flex®<br />
SDK (which includes the <strong>AIR</strong> command line development tools). The runtime included in the SDK is only used<br />
when debugging applications — it is not used to run installed <strong>AIR</strong> applications.<br />
The system requirements for installing <strong>AIR</strong> and running <strong>AIR</strong> applications are detailed here: <strong>Adobe</strong> <strong>AIR</strong>: System<br />
requirements (http://www.adobe.com/products/air/systemreqs/).<br />
Both the runtime installer and the <strong>AIR</strong> application installer create log files when they install, update, or remove <strong>AIR</strong><br />
applications or the <strong>AIR</strong> runtime itself. You can consult these logs to help determine the cause of any installation<br />
problems. See Installation logs.<br />
Installing <strong>Adobe</strong> <strong>AIR</strong><br />
To install or update the runtime, a user must have administrative privileges for the computer.<br />
Install the runtime on a Windows computer<br />
1 Download the runtime installation file from http://get.adobe.com/air.<br />
2 Double-click the runtime installation file.<br />
3 In the installation window, follow the prompts to complete the installation.<br />
Install the runtime on a Mac computer<br />
1 Download the runtime installation file from http://get.adobe.com/air.<br />
2 Double-click runtime installation file.<br />
3 In the installation window, follow the prompts to complete the installation.<br />
4 If the Installer displays an Authenticate window, enter your Mac OS user name and password.<br />
Install the runtime on a Linux computer<br />
Note: At this time, <strong>AIR</strong> 2.7 and later are not supported on Linux. <strong>AIR</strong> applications deployed to Linux should continue to<br />
use the <strong>AIR</strong> 2.6 SDK.<br />
Last updated 7/8/2013<br />
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