flash player plugin for Lenny AMD64?

guthan · 11-15-2009, 04:34 AM

i have just installed Debian "Lenny" AMD64 in my PC, but i can't find a compatible flash player for AMD64 in the adobe site, the only version i found is for i386

EricTRA · 11-15-2009, 04:38 AM

Hello and Welcome to LinuxQuestions,

That's because there is no 64 bit version of Adobe's Flash Player.

Here you can read the reason and the solution.

Kind regards,

Eric

the trooper · 11-15-2009, 04:57 AM

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That's because there is no 64 bit version of Adobe's Flash Player

Not true.There is a 64-bit flashplugin.
However,the easiest way to install it for Lenny is to use Backports:

http://backports.org/dokuwiki/doku.php
http://packages.debian.org/lenny-bac...plugin-nonfree

Add the Backports repo to /etc/apt/sources.list,then aptitude update
Install the keyring with aptitude install debian-backports-keyring.
Then install the plugin with aptitude install flashplugin-nonfree.
Check it's installed correctly by typing aboutlugins in the browser address bar.

EricTRA · 11-15-2009, 05:02 AM

Wow, great to know, I didn't know that one. I stand corrected

Does it do exactly the same job as the 32 bits version? Is it an official Adobe released plugin? Or an alternative?

Kind regards,

Eric

the trooper · 11-15-2009, 05:23 AM

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Does it do exactly the same job as the 32 bits version

Yes,i used it myself.Works ok.
Although Adobe describe it as an 'alpha' release.
At one time i used nspluginwrapper with the 32-bit plugin on a 64-bit browser.
These days i just install from the Debian Testing repos.

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Is it an official Adobe released plugin

They describe it as a pre-release version.
But its been around for sometime,and been through several different versions.
Works just fine for me,either downloaded from the Adobe site or using the Debian package.
Here's a link if you're interested:

http://labs.adobe.com/downloads/flashplayer10.html