[SOLVED] Trying to copy libflashplayer.so and install flash
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Trying to copy libflashplayer.so and install flash
Hi:
I have been trying for days to install flash on the fresh install of Slackware.
I have the Mozillia browser and the Sea Monkey Browser but I am not using them. Instead I am using Konqueror.
I tried copying the libflashplayer.so file and followed the path (/usr/lib/mozilla/plugins) to the plugins dirrectory but the option to paste was not present.
I tried to copy it as root in the terminal an that didn't work.
So why the "cannot create regular file?
Code:
bash-4.3$ cd Downloads
bash-4.3$ ls
install_flash_player_11_linux.x86_64 libflashplayer.so usr
install_flash_player_11_linux.x86_64.tar.gz readme.txt
bash-4.3$ su
Password:
bash-4.3# cp libflashplayer.so /usr/lib/mozillia/plugins
cp: cannot create regular file '/usr/lib/mozillia/plugins': No such file or directory
What do I need to do? I'm having trouble understanding--
bash-4.3$ cd Downloads
bash-4.3$ ls
install_flash_player_11_linux.x86_64 libflashplayer.so usr
install_flash_player_11_linux.x86_64.tar.gz readme.txt
bash-4.3$ su
Password:
bash-4.3# cp libflashplayer.so /usr/lib/mozilla/plugins
bash-4.3# installpkg install_flash_player_11_linux.x86_64
Cannot install install_flash_player_11_linux.x86_64: file not found
bash-4.3# slackpkg install_flash_player_11_linux.x86_64
install_flash_player_11_linux.x86_64: Unknown option.
slackpkg - version 2.81.1
Usage:
slackpkg [OPTIONS] {install|remove|search|file-search|
upgrade|reinstall|blacklist} {PATTERN|FILE}
slackpkg [OPTIONS] {generate-template|install-template|remove-template}
TEMPLATENAME
slackpkg [OPTIONS] info PACKAGE
slackpkg [OPTIONS] update [gpg]
slackpkg [OPTIONS] {clean-system|upgrade-all|install-new}
slackpkg [OPTIONS] {new-config|check-updates|help}
If you need more information try to use 'slackpkg help' or look the
slackpkg's manpage.
bash-4.3#
Distribution: Slackware64-current with "True Multilib" and KDE4Town.
Posts: 9,015
Rep:
Quote:
Originally Posted by Ztcoracat
I checked in /usr/lib/mozilla/plugins and the libflashplayer.so file is in the plugins directory.
Now what is the problem?
I should be using slackpkg to install flash; right?
Or you can download the flash package I mentioned above, save it to your hard drive and as root run, upgradepkg --reinstall --install-new flashpackagename.txz
flashpackagename = the real, exact name of the package.
Then open Konqueror, go to settings > configure konqueror > plugins
and tell it to search for new plug-ins.
Distribution: Slackware64-current with "True Multilib" and KDE4Town.
Posts: 9,015
Rep:
Was Konqueror closed when you installed the flash plug-in? If not, close it and restart it and go through, settings > configure konqueror > plugins > plugins > scan for plugins, one more time.
If you did a fresh, complete install of Slackware64 and installed Alien Bob's flashplayer package, Konqueror should find the flash plug-in.
Just for chuckles, with a file manager, check /var/logs/packages to see if libflashwhatever is installed.
Was Konqueror closed when you installed the flash plug-in? If not, close it and restart it and go through, settings > configure konqueror > plugins > plugins > scan for plugins, one more time.
If you did a fresh, complete install of Slackware64 and installed Alien Bob's flashplayer package, Konqueror should find the flash plug-in.
Just for chuckles, with a file manager, check /var/logs/packages to see if libflashwhatever is installed.
I closed Konqueror and restarted it. Tried again and still have the same result when I click san for plugins.
I checked in /var/logs/packages and the good new is "flashplayer-plugin-11.2.202.356-x86_64-1alien.txz" is there.
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