Install flash 9

[NoOp]

On 07/17/2007 12:58 AM, Lee Tambiah wrote:
> On 7/17/07, Allan Valeriano <allvaleriano at gmail.com> wrote:
>> Still receiving the error:
>> "Package flashplugin-nonfree is not available, but is referred to by
> another
>> package."
>> even after enabling the multiverse repository
>> =/
>>
>> Any help?
>>
>> Allan
> 
> Hello,
> 
> As you having issue with the non-free plugin, (as I did once, it installed
> but didnt run), the manually install it. Fortuanately it is easy to install
> manually:-
> 
> 1. Obtain the Flash download the .tar.gz format and download to your
> Desktop. You can download from here:-
> 
> Flash Download Page<http://www.adobe.com/shockwave/download/index.cgi?P1_Prod_Version=ShockwaveFlash&P2_Platform=Linux&P3_Browser_Version=Netscape4>
> 
> 2. Extract the tar.gz on the desktop and you should then have a folder, lets
> presume the folder is named flashPlayer (your name will be different).
> 
> 3. Open a terminal and lets go to the directory:-
> 
> cd Desktop/flashPlayer
> 
> then do a list command:-
> 
> ls
> 
> The ls command should print out the directories contents, i.e what files the
> directory contains.
> 
> 4. You should see a file named "libflashplayer.so", we need to move that
> file to /usr/lib/firefox/plugins.
> 
> 5. To move the file still in your terminal do the following command:-
> 
> sudo mv libflashplayer.so /usr/lib/firefox/plugins
> 
> 6. If you have any Firefox instances open close them down so Firefox isnt
> running, then re-launch firefox and flash should be running fine!
> 
> Hope this helps...
> 
> Regards
> 
> Flossgeek
> 
> 

Don't forget flashplayer.xpt: http://plugindoc.mozdev.org/faqs/flash.html
How do I install Flash Player on Linux?
    On Linux, download Flash Player 9. Once downloaded, copy
libflashplayer.so to your Mozilla plugins directory and flashplayer.xpt
to your Mozilla components directory.