Spaz Twitter client and Adobe AIR

Linux Mint and Twitter Client

This post is a result from finding some Twitter client that can be run on my Linux Mint 7.

After some minutes of finding, I found some popular programs such as

gTwitter, gWibber, Twittux and so on.

I can guarantee to you that in case of you want some eye candy, these program is totally eye pollutions for you.

Then I found some better looking clients, that are twhirl and Spaz.

Twhirl itself is quite well known, so I choose Spaz instead. However, both program required Adobe AIR for running.

What is Adobe AIR

Adobe AIR is a platform to develop an applications with rich of effect and great user interface. In order to use program developed in Adobe AIR platform, user need to install Adobe AIR client and Installer. By following this step:

1. Download the file from here:

http://airdownload.adobe.com/air/lin/download/1.5/AdobeAIRInstaller.bin

The name of the file is AdobeAIRInstaller.bin

2. Save the file in the Home folder (Places > Home Folder)

3. Open the Terminal

4. Run this command:

chmod +x AdobeAIRInstaller.bin

5. Now run this command:

sudo ./AdobeAIRInstaller.bin

6. Follows installer instruction until finish.

After done, we can install Adobe AIR applications by double-click on its installer.

credit: http://www.sizlopedia.com/2008/04/06/how-to-install-adobe-air-on-ubuntu/

Spaz installation

After Adobe AIR is installed, you can just go to

http://funkatron.com/spaz/#desktop-download

then download the Spaz from website.

Then just double-click on the installation file and done.

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