Installing Adobe AIR for Linux / TweetDeck on Ubuntu

October 23, 2008 1:33 am

Here are the simple steps to get TweetDeck installed on Ubuntu Desktop.  Adobe AIR needs to be installed first before TweetDeck can be setup on the desktop.

Install Adobe AIR for Ubuntu:

1) Visit Adobe Labs where “Adobe AIR for Linux” can be found. http://labs.adobe.com/technologies/air/linux/ Find the latest BIN.

2) Create adobe_air in your home directory, cd to the directory and wget the BIN into the directory.

3) chmod u+x adobeair_linux_b1_091508.bin (or whatever the BIN file is)

4) sudo ./adobeair_linux_b1_091508.bin

Adobe AIR will be installed.  To be safe, restart your computer at this point.

To install TweetDeck:

1) Go to http://www.tweetdeck.com and find the download link for TweetDeck AIR file.

2) Create a TweetDeck directory in your home directory and cd to the directory.  wget the AIR file into the directory.

3) Double-click on the AIR file and the install will start.  Install it in the same TweetDeck directory in your home.

You should see the TweetDeck icon show up on your desktop and TweetDeck will be ready for all of your twittering!

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  • Chris
    Outstanding, dude. Just saved me a ton of time.
  • Carlos
    Has anyone got any luck trying to install to Suse desktop 11.1? I keep getting an error about opening display during install and it doesn't install
  • Yes, it works fine on openSuse 11.1 desktop (which is what I use at work).

    Don't forget to su and chmod u+x the bin file before running it.

    I'm not sure about your display problem but this may fix it:

    From your regular user login (not root):
    export DISPLAY=:0.0

    then you can su and run the bin file.
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