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Old 06-23-2010, 06:55 AM   #1
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Installed ARCH x86_64; no flashplugin?


OK
so I installed the x86_64 version of ARCH last night
and went to get flashplugin and it's not available anymore?

so, I also tried packer with
flashplugin-universal
and then
flashplugin-native64

but, after installing firefox keeps crashing?!

is there a correct flashplugin for ARCH x86_64?
or is there a better browser I could be using?

specs are for this PC

HP a810n 3300+
amd athlon64/opteron
1GB ram 2.4Ghz

this is actually my first 64bit distro
as all the others on here are 32bit

so, any help appreciated!
thanks
 
Old 06-23-2010, 08:39 AM   #2
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Adobe stopped support for 64bit flash. Its back to using the 32bit flash with nspluginwrapper or using a 32 bit browser and 32bit flash in a chroot. Or using gnash.
http://labs.adobe.com/downloads/flas...10_64bit.html?
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We have temporarily closed the Labs program of Flash Player 10 for 64-bit Linux, as we are making significant architectural changes to the 64-bit Linux Flash Player and additional security enhancements. We are fully committed to bringing native 64-bit Flash Player for the desktop by providing native support for Windows, Macintosh, and Linux 64-bit platforms in an upcoming major release of Flash Player. We intend to provide more regular update information on our progress as we continue our work on 64-bit versions of Flash Player. Thank you for your continued help and support.
 
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I have 32-bit Flash on my 64-bit Arch laptop, using the 32-bit libraries. Works fine.
 
Old 06-23-2010, 10:51 AM   #4
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OK
but where do i get the libs needed?
if I try to run 32bit firefox it says wrong elfclass libdbus-glib
so I need 32 bit one?
how do i install what I need?

note that Midori is not crashing...?
 
Old 06-23-2010, 12:21 PM   #5
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Google is a wonderful thing :P

Install 32bit Flash on a 64bit System - ArchWiki - http://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/...a_64bit_System

Its a bit dated, but we are going back in time having to use nspluginwrapper again.
 
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OK
but where do i get the libs needed?

how do i install what I need?
In Arch, I just do "pacman -S lib32"

craig*;
I do not have nspluginwrapper installed--32-bit flash work fine with the above package installed.
 
Old 06-23-2010, 02:28 PM   #7
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Nice, doesn't work that way in Debian.
 
Old 06-23-2010, 02:38 PM   #8
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OK
but the 32 bit firefox or swiftfox still wont work
saying dbus-glib wrong elfclass
I tried runing 32bit firefox from firefox site and flash
and it wont run?

below is 64bit firefox
Code:
[root@nfluxos64 ~]# firefox
LoadPlugin: failed to initialize shared library /usr/lib/mozilla/plugins/libflashplayer.so [/usr/lib/mozilla/plugins/libflashplayer.so: wrong ELF class: ELFCLASS32]
LoadPlugin: failed to initialize shared library /usr/lib/mozilla/plugins/lib32flashplayer.so [/usr/lib/mozilla/plugins/lib32flashplayer.so: wrong ELF class: ELFCLASS32]
LoadPlugin: failed to initialize shared library /usr/lib/mozilla/plugins/libflashplayer.so [/usr/lib/mozilla/plugins/libflashplayer.so: wrong ELF class: ELFCLASS32]
LoadPlugin: failed to initialize shared library /usr/lib/mozilla/plugins/lib32flashplayer.so [/usr/lib/mozilla/plugins/lib32flashplayer.so: wrong ELF class: ELFCLASS32]
so, what was your exact procedure to use 32bit firefox?
I installed lib32 too

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Old 06-28-2010, 09:16 AM   #9
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Ah!

I might have solved it!
googling found this
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/AM...efoxAndPlugins

and so I did
Code:
 wget http://download.macromedia.com/pub/labs/flashplayer10/libflashplayer-10.0.45.2.linux-x86_64.so.tar.gz
untarred it, copied it to /usr/lib/mozilla/plugins
and BAM!
flash works and has not (Fingers Crossed!) crashed so far!
maybe this'll help someone else!
 
  


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