Home / ubuntu / Questions / 151563
In Process
Rick
Asked: 2012-06-16 20:25:48 +0800 CST

Adobe Air workaround for Pandora not working

  • 772

I was trying this symbolic link approach because of the problem described here: https://askubuntu.com/a/120221/70462

After I made the symlink, the installation proceeded further than before, but it eventually asked for my password (in an extra small x-term window within the AIR installation window). When I typed in my password, it told me there was an authentication failure. I tried about 8 times total (on 3 separate install attempts), but even when I was certain I was typing my password correctly, it would tell me there was an authentication error.

Specifically the text in the x-term window was:

TITLEBAR: xdg-su: /tmp/air.x0rSdF/setup
TERM:  This application requires administrative rights to run
Please enter root Password:
su: Authentication failure
Please enter root Password:

Any ideas?

password

2 Answers

  1. This should only be happening if you did not run the Adobe AIR Installer (AdobeAIRInstaller.bin) as root using sudo.

    Did you run

    sudo ./AdobeAIRInstaller.bin

    as in these instructions (step 6)?

    • 1

  2. Go to your adobe air installation location via the terminal (for me it's /opt/Adobe AIR/Versions/1.0). In here you'll find the "Adobe AIR Application Installer". Run this "Adobe AIR Application Installer" with sudo (sudo ./Adobe\ AIR\ Application\ Installer). Then you'll be given a window to select your ".air" file. Just select your file and click ok. Then there won't be any password prompt anymore. Worked for me. Hope it'll do good to you too. Good luck :)

    • -1