What does AIR application install error "Error# 5100" mean ?

Submitted by Falken on Fri, 04/03/2009 - 16:29

Sometimes when installing an AIR application, the installer refuses to proceed with the mysterious 'Error# 5100'.
This doesn't appear to be documented anywhere, but it actually means the temporary file space is full (i.e. /tmp/ on Linux).

Guess the 100meg cap on my tmpfs wasn't enough, eh :-)

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It's true that this is one

It's true that this is one situation in which error 5100 is used, but it's not the only one. 5100 is actually a generic "install failed" code that's used in a variety of situations. Oliver Goldman | Adobe AIR Engineering

worked for me

I'm not an expert by any means but I got this error code in linux and it was just because I was installing as a user that didn't have permission to install

well im on vista getting the

well im on vista getting the code

Vista fix 5100

Install it from tweetdeck.com/desktop .

OR try a different browser, or try clearing your browser cache.

I think the first one fixed it for me

HTH :)

You can resolve the problem

You can resolve the problem using command line

sudo Adobe\ AIR\ Application\ Installer /full/path/file.air

Depending on what the generic

Depending on what the generic code was actually meaning, it might, yes. At the very least tunning from the command line might reveal some out put that was hidden.