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Girard Henri
girardhenri at free.fr
Wed Mar 19 07:22:28 UTC 2008
www.getautmatix.com
and install it :)
it can install most of all needed softs :)
Le mardi 18 mars 2008 à 20:19 -0500, Constantinos Maltezos a écrit :
> On Tuesday 18 March 2008 6:02:40 John wrote:
> > I'm sure you have been asked before but I am a novice to kubuntu although I
> > am used to windows' have installed kubuntu on my spare pc and I am well
> > pleased so easy to use apart from I needed a shockwave plug in, I have down
> > loaded this ok but something appears to be going terribly wrong when trying
> > to install it. I followed the instructions on the website but it just
> > doesn't seem to do anything. Can any one give me an idiot proof guide to
> > this as i'm sure once I have done 1 it will all become clear
>
> Hi, John.
>
> I may be completely off about this and if you hear from someone more
> knowledgeable than me, feel free to ignore this. My experience goes thusly:
> I installed Kubuntu, installed the restricted packages, and Flash worked very
> well in Konqueror (the default web browser for Kubuntu). An update or two
> later, it stopped. I nearly scratched a bald spot on my head before I
> figured that *something* had installed a file
> called "flashplugin-alternative.so" in one of my plugin directories. I
> deleted it and Flash worked fine. A couple of updates later, the same thing
> happened, only this time (in order to vex me, I suppose) it stuck that file
> in three places and each time I deleted one, Konqueror would find the other.
> Thankfully, though, that's the last time that file was put on my system.
>
> You can check to see if this is the case for your system by opening up
> Konqueror (the web browser - if you're using Firefox, say so), clicking
> on "Setting" and then "Configure Konqueror..." In the new window, scroll
> down until you see "Plugins" on the left and click on it. On the right,
> you'll see two tabs, "Scan" and "Plugins". Click on "Plugins" and in the
> list you'll either see "flashplugin-alternative.so" or "libflashplayer.so".
> If you see the first, you'll also see where on the filesystem it is. If you
> get rid of it, scan for plugins again and see if it finds the other.
>
> Anyway, that's all I got. I strongly suggest listening to what anyone else
> says first.
>
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