AIR Desktop Application for Linux running HTML5 and JS

Hello all,

Can I build an application with Adobe AIR coding in JS + HTML5? Once it was indeed possible and there are even tutorials on this technique:

http://www.adobe.com/devnet/air/air_javascript.html

If it's still possible with AIR 3.8, how can I build an existing website into a desktop application that will run in debian Linux? I'm struggling to find a resource that teaches how to actually build the application with AIR SDK. I've found how to build an application written in AS3 but not HTML + JS.

Thanks