On 12/18/08 15:45, Bogdan wrote:
Ron Johnson wrote:On 12/18/08 14:48, Bogdan wrote:Hey,I cannot install Adobe Air. I downloaded the binary file, made it executable and tried to run it.It says:"An error occurred while installing Adobe AIR. Installation may not be allowed by your administrator. Please contact your administrator"I have flash player already installed. Do you think that might be a problem?Oh, I almost forgot: Debian Sid / KDESound like you are running the installer as non-root.Hello,I am running as non root. The installer asks for root privileges and after I enter the password the installation fails.If I try to run the installer directly as root I get: mydebian:/home/bogdan/download# ./AdobeAIRInstaller.bin No protocol specified (/tmp/air.ueNQkK/setup:3084): Gtk-WARNING **: cannot open display:
Sounds like someone at Adobe has Windows Disease...Before logging out and back in as root to do the install, I'd try this from an xterm bash prompt:
$ su -m # ./AdobeAIRInstaller.bin -- Ron Johnson, Jr. Jefferson LA USA How does being physically handicapped make me Differently-Abled? What different abilities do I have?