cant install flashplayer for love or money:[
hi all i'm worst than a noob when it comes to computers all i use my old acer aspire one for is watching the odd you tube clip,anyway i fired up my acer the other day and was greeted with the message "ive got to install latest macromedia plugin to watch this video.....Ive tried all i can to get flashplayer,i downloaded yum,tar,rpm..tried troublshooting the various forums for tips on getting it installed but to no avail...im running linpus and my acer is quite old.Believe it or not ive even managed to find out how to get root user priveleges still doesnt help though,ive downloaded and extacted more than i can remember lol tried copying to differnt destinations but nothing......one said to copy file to /usr/lib/opera/plugins...but i get message say i dont have authority for that....but i know how in terminal to get root...i type su... it asks for password... i type it and it looks like i have root......guys i really need some help here ive been trying allsorts and me heads throbbing,basically got a defunct unit if i cant watch flash videos...help please guys.
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If you're using Firefox (which would be a Good Idea), you can simply go to to Tools - Add-ons and get it there (along with Acrobat Reader -- see https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/browse/type:7). Otherwise, you ought to be able to, using the browser you use, go to http://get.adobe.com/flashplayer and pick the format you need.
If you choose the [I]tar.gz/I] format, save the file in /tmp then unzip and untar it (use tar xzv filenameyoudownload. What you'll get is a file named libflashplayer.so which you copy to /usr/lib/mozilla/plugins (you'd do the same with the Adobe Reader plugin). That same thing should work with Opera, except copying to the appropriate Opera plugin directory. Hope this helps some. |
Use of capitalisation, proper punctuation and paragraphs would all make your post a lot easier to read.
That said, there's something you need to understand about the Linux you have installed which is pretty much encompassed in this post I wrote in another thread: http://www.linuxquestions.org/questi...ml#post4261789 That's about updating Firefox on an old Asus, but it applies to your situation as well. You might be able to get Adobe Flash updated though. Go to http://get.adobe.com/flashplayer/otherversions/ and select Linux and then the option that ends .tar.gz. Then get a command prompt and run this command Code:
$ tar zxvf install_flash_player_10_linux.tar.gz Now find the plugins directory for your web browser. Where that is will depend on which web browser you are using. (Whatever it is, I'm guessing it's a hopelessly out of date version.) If you're using Opera, it might be the directory you mention. If you're using Firefox it's probably /usr/lib/firefox/plugins or something similar to that. As root, copy the libflashplayer.so in to your plugins directory. Code:
$ cp libflashplayer.so /your/plugin/directory/ |
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If you continue to have problems saving to one of the /usr/lib sub directories because of permissions you can actually save it in any directory and ask Opera to look there. I'm not sure all lesser browsers will let you do this but I'll tell you how in Opera. ;) Start a terminal and issue: Code:
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Don't type the $ before cp libflashplayer.so /usr/lib/mozilla/plugins .
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What web browser are you using?
Try this command, it will find any directories call plugins. It might take a while. Don't get impatient and interrupt it, just let it run. Code:
$ find /usr -name plugins If you're using Firefox look and see if you have a directory in your home directory called .mozilla. If so there should be a directory in there called plugins. If not, make one. Try putting the .so file in there. Limpus isn't any more complicated than other Linux it's just that it's not designed for modifications such as you are trying to achieve. See my comments in that other thread I linked about how it's designed to be an appliance and as a result it's very difficult to modify the software, especially when you have no idea what you're doing. You don't have to buy a new netbook, can replace Limpus with a different version of Linux such as Ubuntu, again see the other thread for details. |
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Yup, /usr/lib/mozilla/plugins; fumble-fingered that one and didn't see it, thanks. |
@wildcat777: Ok, I had a further think about this and can make it even simpler for you. Enter these two lines in a terminal window:
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mkdir -p ~/.local/lib/opera/plugins Code:
curl http://fpdownload.macromedia.com/get/flashplayer/current/install_flash_player_10_linux.tar.gz | tar -xzf- -C ~/.local/lib/opera/plugins |
thanks for sticking with me
thanks all for sticking with me,i've tried the other things youve said but still no flash...can i just give you some more imformation on some of the problems ive been encountering,i'll just list them in no particular order..1 just out of interest i double clicked on the libflashplayer.so file and i get archived format is not reconized. 2 i put the libflashplayer.so in the /usr/lib/opera/plugins and went to opera,i pressed alt and p and got preferances i clicked plugins and got to the change path..i go to the folder/directory? where libflashplayer.so is and libflashplayer.so is faded out..like not in bold black ink,wondering if this is linked to problem 1,i'm starting to think that even though i have this file libflashplayer.so theres something corrupt with it..anyway when i click on find new plugins in opera it finds nothing. Another thing i've not a clue weather my acer is 32 bit or 64 bit or is using fedora or debian..im clueless...wondering if on the adobe flashplayer website when im asked to pick 32 bit or 64 bit fedora or debian im picking the right one,guess you can see what a mess im in...also had some messages whilst in terminal...one word keeps popping up is operand..and something about no end to my directory...ive looked in system and my acer is running....linpus lite v 1.0.9.e dont know if this helps you in determining anything about my machine that might help you help me...ive got the firefox browser installed but i can tell you its the version that was installed when i got the acer so its quite old,it keeps telling me to upgrade to 4.0..ha chance will fine thing...but get this i was on you tube before i flashplayer problems and there was a banner across the top of my screens saying i was useing an out of date broswer,there was options for firefox 4.0 google chrome safari and opera 11...dont ask me how beginners luck maybe but i some how managed to opera 11 downloaded and installed and its running perfectley..does this mean anything to you,,i'm thinking if my acer can run opera 11 there must surely be someway to finally get flashplayer installed..well i live in hope...if anyone can some how get flashplayer to be installed on my machine you must be a bloody genius.By the way my machine does not have a disc drive. thanks to the posters who have tried to help me i'm truely grateful.
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uname -a -m -p i recomend installing fedora or ubuntu on it. |
If you were someone looking to provide help rather than someone asking for help, would you bother to try and read that?
Help people to help you. Capitalisation. Punctuation. At least make an attempt at paragraphs even if it's just hitting enter every few sentences. |
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