Firefox AMD64 Flash Java

[Kilz _]

>>>Hi Document team.
>>>I am a amd64 Dapper user. I will probably remove myself from this list at
>>>the end of this question. But I had no other way of contacting anyone on
>>>your team. A few weeks ago I wrote a similar question that never made it 
>>>to
>>>this list because I wasn't subscribed to it.
>>>Well on to the question, and the question is what can we do to restore 
>>>the
>>>"FirefoxAMD64FlashJava" howto for 64 bit users? It seems Cory Burger on 
>>>the
>>>document team wants it gone. It was deleted and is now forwarded to the 
>>>java
>>>page. This has happened twice.
>>>The page is a howto for 64 bit users to setup 32 bit Firefox on an 64 bit
>>>system. The page that refers to it on the forum has 16,893 hits. The 
>>>reason?
>>>64 bit firefox doesn't have a working flash or java plugin so users have 
>>>had
>>>to make a work around.
>>>The page the "FirefoxAMD64FlashJava" page is now sent to , the "java" 
>>>page
>>>has no setup instructions for flash or firefox. It doesn't help people 
>>>with
>>>a 64 bit system do what the orignal howto did. I personally have referred 
>>>a
>>>lot of people to the "FirefoxAMD64FlashJava" page, and have used the
>>>information myself. Its needed.
>>>Is it possible to restore it, or make another howto that gives the
>>>information? If it contains dated information, can it just be updated?
>>>Because until its possible to install the 32 bit version with synaptic or
>>>other methods on a 64 bit system the howto is needed.
>>>Here is a link in case you need to see what page im refering to.
>>>https://wiki.ubuntu.com/FirefoxAMD64FlashJava
>>>
>>>Thanks
>>>Kilz
>>>

>>Just to clarify, I don't want the page gone, I merely want the Java
>>(and Flash) instructions consolidated in a single location. There are
>>a great many people who might just want one or the other. Here is the
>>way forward I see:

>>1. Create a page called FirefoxAMD64
>>2. Link above page to Java
>>3. Link above page to RestrictedFormats for Flash

>>That sound good?

>>Cheers,

>>Corey

>Sounds like a good plan. As long as the information on how to setup 32 bit 
>Firefox on AMD64 >with 32 bit plugins is available, I don't care what form 
>the page takes. Mainly because this is >one of the first question someone 
>switching to 64 bit dapper asks. Is there also going to be >information on 
>setting up the real player plugin that's on the original page?

>Kilz

I know it may take some time to do all the pages involved. Its looks like a 
lot of work. Sometimes people have important things that need to be done. I 
had a great idea.
Why not restore the original pages until the new ones are ready? That way 
the information is there for people to use.
Kilz

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