Flash on Firefox 3.5

[Kaj Haulrich]

On Saturday 29 August 2009 16:44:36 Kaj Haulrich wrote:
> 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.

Sorry for replying to myself, but I forgot to mention a useful link:
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1081964

Kaj Haulrich.
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