Flash on Firefox 3.5

[Errol Sapir]

Kaj
Thanks for the quick reply. I will try it when I get home and report. By 
the way I just learned  another useful function from you. I never knew 
about the split option in dolphin. :-[
Thanks for that as well.
Errol

Kaj Haulrich wrote:
> 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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