Flash on Firefox 3.5

[Kaj Haulrich]

On Friday 28 August 2009 14:22:31 Errol Sapir wrote:
> Kaj Haulrich wrote:
> > On Thursday 27 August 2009 06:26:18 Errol Sapir wrote:
> >> Kaj Haulrich wrote:
> >>> On Wednesday 26 August 2009 10:15:27 Errol Sapir wrote:
> >>>
> >>> I have moved your reply to the correct position: below my
> >>> reply to your original question. Please do not top-post. It
> >>> breaks the thread and makes it very hard for eventual others
> >>> to follow solutions. No offense intended, just list
> >>> etiquette...
> >>>
> >>>  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-linu
> >>>>>>x- 64 bit .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?
> >>>
> >>> Errol
> >>>
> >>> Kaj Haulrich answered:
> >>>>> 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).
> >>>
> >>> Errol replied:
> >>>> 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
> >>>
> >>> Your're welcome.  Of course you don't have to use dolphin to
> >>> do that. A much easier way is - as always - to use the
> >>> command line:
> >>>
> >>> "sudo ln -s /etc/alternatives/firefox-flashplugin
> >>> /usr/lib/firefox/plugins/flashplugin-alternative.so" - all on
> >>> one line and without the quotes,of course.
> >>>
> >>> HTH
> >>>
> >>> Kaj Haulrich.
> >>
> >> Hi Haj
> >> I did what you suggested to no avail. Thea file was linked as
> >> commanded but the "missing plug" notification came up again. I
> >> think I am going to uninstall firefox completely and
> >> re-install from scratch. SOMETHING basic is wrong and I can't
> >> figure out what.
> >
> > Strange...
> > Two questions:
> > 1) In Firefox under 'Tools' --> 'Add-ons' -->'Plugins' does it
> > show 'Shockwave Flash' - and if so what version? (mine shows v.
> > 10.0r32 which I take as a 32-bit version. (it certainly is..))
> >
> > 2) Your system is 64-bit, right? - Do you use 64-bit Firefox? -
> > In that case the above will not work, I guess.
> >
> > You could try two things:
> > 1) Install 32-bit Firefox and see if that solves the problem.
> >
> > 2) Remove the Ubuntu-provided 'adobe-flashplugin' and
> > 'flashplugin- installer'. ('sudo apt-get remove
> > adobe-flashplugin  flashplugin- installer --purge'). Then point
> > your browser to:
> >  http://get.adobe.com/flashplayer/?promoid=BUIGP
> > and choose the *.deb version for Ubuntu 8.04+. - Install from
> > there and then check if there is a flashplugin.so in
> > /usr/lib/firefox/plugins.
> >
> > HTH
> >
> > Kaj Haulrich.
>
> Kaj, Im more confused now. I tried both of your recommendations
> above and got an empty response. I'll explain:
> 1. I went to tools in firefox and under Add-ons there was nothing
> written. The whole area was blank.
> 2/ I then did the "apt-get remove" and was informed that
> flashplugins didn't exist. I've printed out the whole session
> below.
>
> errol at errol-linux:~$ sudo apt-get remove adobe-flashplugin
> [sudo] password for errol:
> Reading package lists... Done
> Building dependency tree
> Reading state information... Done
> E: Couldn't find package adobe-flashplugin
> errol at errol-linux:~$ sudo apt-get remove flashplugin-installer
> Reading package lists... Done
> Building dependency tree
> Reading state information... Done
> Package flashplugin-installer is not installed, so not removed
> 0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 9 not upgraded.
> errol at errol-linux:~$ sudo apt-get remove flashplugin-installer
> --purge Reading package lists... Done
> Building dependency tree
> Reading state information... Done
> Package flashplugin-installer is not installed, so not removed
> 0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 9 not upgraded.
> errol at errol-linux:~$
>
> 3. As my system is 64bit I get an incompatibility message when
> trying to install flash from the site you gave.
>
> I am now going to uninstall and the re-install Firefox and see
> what happens. Meanwhile, thanks for your help.
> Errol

Well, I guess it means that Adobe doesn't supply a 64-bit version?
In that case, try to uninstall Firefox (64-bit) and install the 32-
bit version. As far as I know it should run well under a 64-bit 
version, at least with an AMD processor. Then proceed again as 
described and install from Adobe. 

HTH
Kaj Haulrich.
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