Re: Flash plugin

On Thu, 29 Oct 2009 16:10:54 -0400
dlwiggers wrote:

> > Lee, I've always just installed from the source file and copied
> > the .so over to the plugins folder. I have have the
> > libflashplayer.so file
> > located /home/chris/.mozilla/plugins/libflashplayer.so
> > 
> > Chris
> >   
> That's where I started this morning, Chris.
> 
> I finally wound up in /usr/lib64/firefox-3.0.14 where I had to add
> the directory /plugins and add the libflashplayer.so that I found on
> an obscure site in libflashplayer-10.0.32.18.linux-x86_64.so.tar.gz
> 
> None of this was documented anywhere that I could find, although I
> did trip on enough hints to keep me looking.
> 
> I think I'm in my 8th or 9th Linux year, and still a newbie.
> 
> I would be curious if someone has an easier way to do this.


Basicly speaking mozilla plugins (<file>.so) should be installed in 1
of 3 locations
	~./mozilla/plugins
	/usr/lib/mozilla/plugins
	/usr/lib64/mozilla/plugins
the correct lib directory to use is dependent upon your arch in your
case /usr/lib64/mozilla/plugins.
I myself prefer this location as it works system wide whereas if it is
installed in ~./mozilla/plugins it must be done for each user.


Initially, as you stated that you were installing an rpm, I assumed you
were using i586 as there, AFAIK, is no x86_64 rpms for flash.
Prior to this year the only way you could use Flash on x86_64 was to use
nspluginwrapper and the flash i586 rpms, which could be a pain.

This year adobe has begun making Flash 10 alpha plugins available from
http://labs.adobe.com/downloads/flashplayer10.html

Download the file unpack it, then either move/copy or
link libflashplayer.so to /usr/lib64/mozilla/plugins/


    Charles


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