Apt Dependency

[Hawkwind]

On 11/8/06, Leonard Chatagnier <lenc5570 at sbcglobal.net> wrote:
>
>
> > Leonard Chatagnier wrote:
> > > Sorry to be such a nuisance. I have both packages
> > > snip
> > > Does flashplugin-nonfree show up in your
> > about.plugins
> > > if you use mozilla browser?
> > >
> > Yes, in both the Mozilla browser and Firefox the
> > about plugins page shows:
> > Shockwave Flash
> >
> > File name: libflashplayer.so
> > Shockwave Flash 9.0 d55
> > > Do you have a symlnk in /etc/alternatives for
> > > flashplugin-nonfree? Is one needed?
> > >
> > I have nothing in there about flash.
> > > I assume the answer is yes to the question "Do I
> > need
> > > a symlnk for libflashplayer.so in
> > > /usr/lib/mozilla/plugins/ to the
> > > /usr/lib/firefox/plugins/libflashplayer.so file."
> > >
> > A symlnk or just copy the file there as well.
> > > Do I need to copy
> > >
> >
> /usr/share/app-install/desktop/flashplugin-nonfree.desktop
> > > to somewhere in my $HOME dir to get it to show and
> > > work?
> > >
> > No, I have no flashplugin-nonfree.desktop in my
> > $HOME
> > >
> > > Leonard Chatagnier
> > > lenc5570 at sbcglobal.net
> > >
> > >
> > I'll go threw the procedure I did when installing
> > flash9:
> > 1. Remove (uninstall) the package
> > "flashplugin-nonfree" version 7 (sudo
> > apt-get --purge remove flashplugin-nonfree)
> > 2. Download the tar.gz from the adobe website [1]
> > 3. Unpack the file
> > 4. In Konsole (K-menu -> System):
> > sudo -s
> > cd flash-player-plugin-9.0.21.55
> > cp libflashplayer.so /usr/lib/mozilla/plugins
> > cp libflashplayer.so /usr/lib/firefox/plugins
> > exit
> > exit
> >
> > Then, in Firefox or Mozilla, I go to about.plugins
> > or a site with flash
> > on it and I can see flash9 installed.
> >
> > [1]
> >
>
> http://download.macromedia.com/pub/labs/flashplayer9_update/FP9_plugin_beta_101806.tar.gz
> >
> > Tez
> >
> Thanks for being so patient with me and answering the
> somewhat OT items. Adding a symlnk in
> /usr/lib/mozilla/plugins did it for me. Never could
> get about.plugins to work in firefox but it shows up
> in mozilla as the correct version now. Read yor posts
> all the time and really appreciate the fact you stay
> with a request for help until the poster is satisfied.
> All is well with flashplugin9 now. Again thanks for
> your patient help,



It's actually  about:plugins with a : not with a .


Leonard Chatagnier
> lenc5570 at sbcglobal.net
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With kind regards,

Cliff Wade (Hawkwind)
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