Macromedia Flash Player for Mandriva Linux 64 bit program
 

Hello

I am working with Mandriva Linux 2006 program. It works fine. It is the 64 bit version. I have difficulty in viewing some aspects from the browser. It asks me to install the Macromedia Flash Player. The decompression of the tar
ball worked fine and it created a directory.

I can't install the Macromedia Flash Player. Please read the following:


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[root@c83-250-91-176 Desktop]# cd 'install_flash_player_7_linux/'
[root@c83-250-91-176 install_flash_player_7_linux]# ./flashplayer-installer

ERROR: Your architecture, \'x86_64\', is not supported by the
Macromedia Flash Player installer.

[root@c83-250-91-176 install_flash_player_7_linux]#
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I just followed the instructions from the following site.
Could you please help me to install the Macromedia Flash Player? Probably
I have to download the 64 bit version of the tarball. How can I find it?


http://www.macromedia.com/shockwave/...ShockwaveFlash

It seems they have given me the 32 bit version. I just followed the instructions.

You can't flash only runs on 32 bit browsers. Install firefox 32 bit.

Thanks jlo for the reply.

How do I uninstall the existing Firefox? There is no uninstaller icon or somethintg similar.

I need help. I urge someone to help me.
If I am going to install a 32 bit version of Firefox, I belive it is imperative to remove the 64 bit existing one.

I am not sure whether a 32 bit browser would work on a 64 bit system.

My Mandriva is a 64 bit version too.

Please help me to solve the problem.

It seems nobody is in a position to help me out here.

I must install Macromedia Flash Player. Because some Internet based application demands it.

The other alternative would be to download another browser which has everything built in by default; this is very unlikely scenario. Because when you download and install programs, it always complains about the missing dependencies.

By the same token, I wouldn't expect a browser which has everything.

Your help and comments are very welcome

Installing a different browser won't solve the problem, the flash program itself is what doesn't work on the 64bit. I have found swfdec, which is a third party program that kind of works for flash. I've had some problems with it showing some files, and I've never gotten it to work in a way that I can interact through flash.

Another option is to do a chroot, which sets up a 32bit environment that you can use to run some programs. The only directions I have are for ubuntu, I did a quick search here for a more general walkthrough and didn't find anything.

You have to do a manual install. Find the "flashplayer.xpt" and "libflashplayer.so" files from the "install_flash_player_7_linux" directory where you extracted the tarball. Copy these 2 files into your browser's /plugins/ directory and you'll be good to go!

this is just a fact of the install script only works on 32bit platforms, the plugin works fine.

Thanks purelithium for the support.

I will try this. I will come back to you if I face problems. I will not do it right now. I am busy with a few other things.

Ok! good luck!

I logged on as a root user and tried in vain to copy and paste the files.
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[root@c83-250-91-176 Desktop]# cd install_flash_player_7_linux
[root@c83-250-91-176 install_flash_player_7_linux]# ls
flashplayer-installer*
libflashplayer.so*
Readme.txt
flashplayer.xpt
Readme.htm

[ I copied the above 'flashplaer.xpt' file. ]




[root@c83-250-91-176 nissanka]# cd Desktop
[root@c83-250-91-176 Desktop]# ls
chmlib-0.37/ install_flash_player_7_linux-1.tar.gz
chmlib-0.37.4.zip
install_flash_player_7_linux.tar.gz
device.desktop
jre1.5.0_01/
firefox/
jre-1_5_0_05-linux-amd64-rpm.bin
firefox-1.5.tar.gz
rarlinux-3.5.1.tar.gz
gnomerar-0.5.0.tar.gz
trash.desktop
Home.desktop
usr
install_flash_player_7_linux/
Welcome.desktop



[root@c83-250-91-176 Desktop]# cd firefox
[root@c83-250-91-176 firefox]# ls
browserconfig.properties
libnss3.so*
libxpistub.so*
chrome/
libnssckbi.so*
mozilla-xremote-client*
components/
libplc4.so*
plugins/
defaults/
libplds4.so*
readme.txt
extensions/
libsmime3.so*
removed-files*
firefox*
libsoftokn3.chk
res/
firefox-bin*
libsoftokn3.so*
run-mozilla.sh*
greprefs/
libssl3.so*
searchplugins/
icons/
libxpcom_compat.so*
updater*
libmozjs.so*
libxpcom_core.so*
updater.ini
libnspr4.so*
libxpcom.so*
xpicleanup*


[root@c83-250-91-176 firefox]# cp 'flashplayer.xpt' plugins/
cp: cannot stat `flashplayer.xpt': No such file or directory
[root@c83-250-91-176 firefox]#


What is the problem?


Moreover, Purelithium wants me to copy the following file too.

libflashplayer.so
I don't find the file.
I found the following:

libflashplayer.so* [This is not that file.]

Why not use Konqueror? It is a lot less confusing to accomplish these actions if you are a newbie. Just open up the "home" button on your desktop and you can browse around your files in a file-browser. Copy and Paste as you normally would

If you insist on using a command line to accomplish this, execute these commands from within the "install_flash_player_7_linux" directory:

(I'll show you what I would do to copy it, but your path may be different)

cp libflashplayer.so /home/gelan/pgms/firefox/plugins
cp flashplayer.xpt /home/gelan/pgms/firefox/plugins

That will copy the required files. No changing directories, nothing. If you want you can cd to the plugins directory later to check if the files were copied.

Yes it is. the "*" only denotes that the file is able to be executed with a "./" preceeding it in a commandline.

Thanks purelithium for the reply.

Konqueror browser is on my system by default. I mean when I installed this Mandriva Linux 2006, it has installed Konqueror.

Today, people use Firefox; I mean Firefox is a popular browser.

Do you use Konqueror always?

Now I will look into the paths you have mentioned.

I use firefox to browse the web, but Konqueror is KDE's local file-browser as well as a web-browser. I don't like it, and would prefer to have something that was standalone to work with, but I haven't taken the time yet to find one.

Yep, firefox is a popular browser, I love it.

Thanks again purelithium for the comments.

Inside my ' Desktop ' folder, I will find both 'firefox ' and ' install_flash_player_7_linux ' folders.


Please look at the following:

[root@c83-250-91-176 nissanka]# ls
Applications/
Rock5.html
Cisco_from_Bill/
Rock5.html~
Desktop/
Sun
diplom.jpg
Music/
Sun~
Documents/
Pictures/
teco1
Download/
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[root@c83-250-91-176 nissanka]# cd Desktop


[root@c83-250-91-176 Desktop]# ls
chmlib-0.37/
install_flash_player_7_linux-1.tar.gz
chmlib-0.37.4.zip
install_flash_player_7_linux.tar.gz
device.desktop
jre1.5.0_01/
firefox/
jre-1_5_0_05-linux-amd64-rpm.bin
firefox-1.5.tar.gz
rarlinux-3.5.1.tar.gz
gnomerar-0.5.0/
trash.desktop
gnomerar-0.5.0.tar.gz
usr
Home.desktop
Welcome.desktop
install_flash_player_7_linux/



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[root@c83-250-91-176 Desktop]# cd 'install_flash_player_7_linux/'


[root@c83-250-91-176 install_flash_player_7_linux]# ls
flashplayer-installer*
libflashplayer.so*
Readme.txt
flashplayer.xpt
Readme.htm
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[root@c83-250-91-176 install_flash_player_7_linux]# cp libflashplayer.so* /firefox/plugins
cp: cannot create regular file `/firefox/plugins': No such file or directory


[root@c83-250-91-176 install_flash_player_7_linux]# cp libflashplayer.so* Desktop/firefox/plugins
cp: cannot create regular file `Desktop/firefox/plugins': No such file or directory

[root@c83-250-91-176 install_flash_player_7_linux]#

[What is the problem?]

I tried the following command too.


[root@c83-250-91-176 install_flash_player_7_linux]# cp libflashplayer.so* /Desktop/firefox/plugins

cp: cannot create regular file `/Desktop/firefox/plugins': No such file or directory


[root@c83-250-91-176 install_flash_player_7_linux]#