Tag Archives: 64bit

Adobe Air 64bit .deb for Ubuntu

An actual 64bit .deb installer for Adobe Air?

Yes. Sadly it’s not from Adobe themselves, but it does cut out the chore of manually hacking the 32bit binary to install in Ubuntu 64bit.

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What architecture is your Ubuntu? [Poll]

Are you a traditional 32 bit user or have you ventured out on a limb and installed 64 bit Ubuntu to make the most of your hardware?

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How To Install Adobe Air On Ubuntu 64bit

Whilst Adobe provide a 32bit version of their Adobe Air application for Linux, a native x64 version remains a dream. Thankfully, with few installed dependencies, the 32bit version will happily run on a 64bit installation too. Get Air, Get Dependencies First things first – you will need a copy of Adobe Air for Linux. The [...]

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Ubuntu 64bit Really Is Faster Than 32bit

The usual story given to a user who asks “is 64bit Ubuntu is worth it?” on the Ubuntu Forums  is a muddle of “not really…”, “not that much faster…”, “if what you got works, stay with it…” etc. Many people are recommended to use the Ubuntu PAE kernel with 32bit Ubuntu allowing them to address [...]

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New Adobe Flash 64bit For Linux Coming 8th December

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Adobe are to release a new version of their native 64-bit Flash plug-in for Linux on the 8th December. Posting on the “Flash 10 Player” page for Linux 64 bit, Adobe make the following statement:- In text for those on small screens: – Furthering Adobe’s commitment to the Linux community and as part of ongoing [...]

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Install 64bit Google Chrome With Flash And Extensions

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Google are now offering a native 64bit version of their Google Chrome browser that no longer relies on ia32-libs. Download link: http://www.google.com/chrome/intl/en/eula_dev.html?dl=unstable_amd64_deb Enable Flash To enable flash you will need to add –enable-plugins to your shortcut command. You can do this via System > Preferences > Main Menu > Internet > Google Chrome > Edit and [...]

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