Flash on Firefox 3.5

[Kaj Haulrich]

On Wednesday 26 August 2009 07:14:03 Errol Sapir wrote:
> I have 2 computers using Kubuntu 9.04. My problem is with the
> adobe flash on one computer. On the computer with KDE 4.2.2 flash
> works without a problem. This is a 32 bit installation. The
> computer with KDE 4.3 refuses to "activate" flash. This is a 64
> bit installation Both computers were updated to use Firefox 3.5.
> What happens (on the KDE 4.3 computer) is that I install
> flashplayer 10, am informed that the flash was installed
> correctly. When I reopen Firefox I still see the "missing plugin"
> message that requests me to install Adobe flash. I don't know if
> this is connected to the KDE 4.3 upgrade or to the fact that one
> computer is 64 bit and the other 32 bit. On both computers I
> upgraded to Firefox 3.5 at the same time, after I had updated to
> KDE 4.3 on the one computer. I have tried many ways to install
> Flashplayer 10, including various script written here:
> http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/install-flash-10-ubuntu-linux-64bit
>.html On both computers when using Firefox 3.1 I didn't have a
> flash problem. There are two major differences between the two
> computers which confound the problem for me.
> 1. The problem computer is 64 bit
> 2. The problem computer uses KDE 4.3
> What can I do to try and solve this problem?

I would try the following:
Open dolphin and switch the 'split' option on.
In the left pane, navigate to /etc/alternatives.
In the right pane, navigate to /usr/lib/firefox/plugins
Now, drag the file 'firefox-flashplugin' from the left pane to the 
right and select the option 'link here'. It should show up as 
'flashplugin-alternative.so'.

(It doesn't harm to do likewise with other 'plugins'-directories as 
well, like /usr/lib/mozilla/plugins)

Restart firefox and enjoy - hopefully...

(BTW: if you have Google Chrome installed, you'll need to manually 
create the 'plugins' directory in the chrome directory and proceed 
as described. Then, in the menu-editor add '--enable-plugins' to the 
command line).

Hope that helps

Kaj Haulrich.
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