22 | Chapter 2: Getting Started with AIR Development
Uninstalling Pre-Beta Versions
of Adobe AIR
If you have previously installed an earlier version of Adobe
AIR (formerly referred to as Apollo), you need to uninstall
those versions before installing the Beta version.
Uninstalling on Windows
1.In the Windows Start menu, select Settings➝Control
Panel.
2.Select the Add or Remove Programs control panel.
3.Select Adobe Apollo 1.0 Alpha1 to uninstall the Apollo
runtime.
4.Click the Change/Remove button.Uninstalling on Mac
1.Delete the /Library/Frameworks/Adobe Apollo.framework
directory.
2.Delete the/Library/Receipts/Adobe Apollo.pkg file.
3.Empty the Trash.Once you have done this, you are ready to install the Beta
runtime.
Installing Adobe AIR
While it is not necessary to have Adobe AIR installed on your
computer in order to develop and test AIR applications, it is
useful to have in order to try other AIR applications and to
test your final application’s deployment and packaging.