Flash on Firefox 3.5

[Kaj Haulrich]

On Saturday 29 August 2009 14:45:31 Joe(theWordy)Philbrook wrote:
> It would appear that on Aug 28, John DeCarlo did say:
> > On Fri, Aug 28, 2009 at 9:47 AM, Kaj Haulrich
> > <kaj at haulrich.net> wrote:
> >
> > 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.
> >
> >
> > I haven't commented, because I don't have any specific details
> > to help with.
> >
> > However, Adobe does make a 64-bit flash plugin for Linux.  It
> > is just a beta, but it works for Hulu, among many other sites.
> >
> > Here is the website, where they call the latest patched version
> > an alpha:
> >
> > http://labs.adobe.com/downloads/flashplayer10.html
> >
> > I have had problems off and on when some Kubuntu repository
> > installs the flash plugin and I have to go uninstall it, then
> > make sure everything is using the beta 64-bit plugin again.
> >
> > I think if I just uninstalled any Kubuntu/Ubuntu mentions of
> > anything related to Firefox, I would be better off.
>
> Hello, I've got a similar problem... Only I don't really care
> which browser I have to use to make the flash plugin work...
>
> The 64 bit kde version of Jaunty is installed on this Gateway
> laptop (MT6451 Notebook PC) It has AMD Turion 64x2 processor and
> a 120 gig HD
>
> I can watch DVD's, But I can't watch/hear streaming
> video/audio???? For example when I go to:
> http://www.937mikefm.com I can't play the live music stream. With
> either opera or firefox the player window never finishes
> replacing the blank white area's with player parts. If I go there
> with konqueror it tells me I need to get adobe flash... But I
> activated Medibuntu and installed just about everything I could
> find that sounded even remotely like it might help... including
> kubuntu-restricted-extras which included the adobe flash (plugin
> & non-free) packages.
>
> Anyway I followed your link to the 64bit plugin (since the stuff
> the restricted-extras gave me ain't working for me...) And got
> the tar.gz But since:
> => UnderTree =-> tar -tzf
> libflashplayer-10.0.32.18.linux-x86_64.so.tar.gz =>
> libflashplayer.so
> => UnderTree =->
> It doesn't look like the tar.gz knows where to put the
> libflashplayer.so file. And I'm sure I don't know where. (As I
> mentioned above, I really don't care which browser it works in as
> long as it works in at least one. But I'd like to make it work in
> as many of my browsers as possible so, I guess what I'm asking is
> after I do the:
>
> # apt-get remove adobe-flashplugin  flashplugin-installer --purge
>
> 1) Where do I put the libflashplayer.so file???
> 2) What symlinks do I need to make to get firefox to use it??
> 3) Are there any simlinks I can make to get opera to use it??
> 4) Are there any simlinks I can make to get konqueror to use it??
> 5) Do I need to do anything from within any of the above browsers
> to get them to use it? Like for example, in firefox Do I have to
> manually edit anything in "edit->Preferences->applications"???
>
> By the way, I don't know if it matters... But I'm dealing with
> pulseaudio... So, for example, before the adobe flashplayer
> actually delivered sound in my Sabayon4.2 installation I had to
> emerge libflashsupport to add: "pulseaudio/esd/oss audio output
> and HTTPS/RTMPS support to Adobe Flash 9..."

ad 1) Depends... where did you extract it? - If you can't find it, 
then first 'sudo updatedb' and 'locate libflashplayer.so'. 

ad 2) Under every browser listed in /usr/lib/ you'll find a 
'plugins' directory. When you've found the downloaded and extracted 
libflashplayer.so you must create a symbolic link to it within those 
'plugins'-directories. Easiest way, if your'e not a CLI artist, is 
to 'sudo dolphin' and point it to where you found the 
libflashplayer.so. Then, split the window and navigate the right 
pane to /usr/lib/<browser name>/plugins. Finally, drag the 
libflashplayer.so from the left pane to the right, and choose 'link 
here'. Proceed with every browser you have. Close dolphin and 
restart browser.

ad 3) If you've done as desrcibed, and put a symlink in 
/usr/lib/mozilla/plugins then Opera should work as well. If not, 
just put the symlink in /usr/lib/opera/plugins.

ad 4) Same as 3).

ad 5) Only a restart. Exception: Google Chrome - where you'll have 
to edit the command in the menu editor by adding: ' --enable 
plugins'.

HTH

Kaj Haulrich.
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