FBLinux Alpha2 Installer on 64bit Linux OS

The installer of Flex Builder Linux Alpha2 is modified slightly to help people trying it out on 64Bit OS. We need to download 32Bit Eclipse, 32Bit Sun JRE and 32bit Firefox for the installation to go successful.

If you are starting the installer on a 64bit OS - (It shows this OS Check message)


If you launch the installer with 64bit Sun JRE - (it exits with this message)

If you choose 64Bit Eclipse while selecting the eclipse path then it throws the below error and exits.

Also note that you will need to install Flash Player debug player manually by copying the libflashplayer.so file into the downloaded version of 32bit Firefox on your 64bit machine.

How to Serialize your DataVisualization Trials (Charting, ADG, ODG, PADG etc.)

It is a commonly asked question on how do i serialize Datavisualization Trials that are available bundled with Flex Builder Linux Alpha 2.

You can get your Windows Flex Builder Beta 3 serial and plug-it into Flex Builder Linux to get it serialized. This may be a temporary thing for now but it might change as it goes ahead...

Open the file $HOME/.adobe/Flex/license.properties
Add a new line - flexbuilder3=XXXX-YYYY-ZZZZ-blabla...

Save the file and see your DMV Trial water mark is no more...

Flex Builder Linux Alpha 2 Available...

Flex Builder Linux alpha 2 is available in Labs... http://labs.adobe.com/technologies/flex/flexbuilder_linux/ You can look at the release notes here - http://labs.adobe.com/technologies/flex/flexbuilder_linux/releasenotes.html

This release is more of a Alpha 1 Refresh where in not major features were added to it. Work is still going on to support some of the really requested features. This release however has addition to some of the new features like, Flash player r115 debug player update, Installer enhancements for better messaging in 64bit OS (doesnt natively support 64bit apps though!)..JSEclipse plugin installation, Bug Fixes which were prolonging from long time, DataVisualization Trials embedded....

All set for your Flex works to keep going on and on... Hope you liked it...