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10-10-2007, 03:19 PM
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Member
Registered: Mar 2006
Location: birmingham uk
Distribution: Fedora 7 + Ubuntu
Posts: 36
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How do i instal flash player on fc7?
is there an easy way to install the macro media flash player on fedora 7 and if so how?
TTFN
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10-10-2007, 03:46 PM
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ReliaFree Maintainer
Registered: Aug 2004
Location: Kalamazoo, Michigan
Distribution: Slackware 14.2
Posts: 2,815
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./flashplayer-installer doesn't work? What error are you receiving?
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10-10-2007, 03:48 PM
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Member
Registered: Aug 2005
Location: India, New Delhi
Distribution: Debian Etch, Ubuntu
Posts: 342
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get the latest flashplayer rpm from macromedia's official website and just install it..
rpm -ivh flashpkg.rpm
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10-10-2007, 03:52 PM
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Member
Registered: Mar 2006
Location: birmingham uk
Distribution: Fedora 7 + Ubuntu
Posts: 36
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"unknown plugin (application /x-shockwave-flash)"
I'm clueless about manual installs any help or directions to a walk thru guide much apreciated
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10-10-2007, 05:06 PM
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ReliaFree Maintainer
Registered: Aug 2004
Location: Kalamazoo, Michigan
Distribution: Slackware 14.2
Posts: 2,815
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Quote:
Originally Posted by crazyjedi
"unknown plugin (application /x-shockwave-flash)"
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So you're getting errors when you try to view flash content in your web browser, not when you're trying to install flashplayer itself? crash_override_me gave you the solution.
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10-10-2007, 05:21 PM
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Member
Registered: Mar 2006
Location: birmingham uk
Distribution: Fedora 7 + Ubuntu
Posts: 36
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The browser asks me to install flash player to view content, when i click on the download & install icon i get the message i quoted earlier.
if i need to install the plugin manually i could do with a few poimters cuz i was never that good at manual installs
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10-11-2007, 02:09 PM
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Member
Registered: Aug 2005
Location: India, New Delhi
Distribution: Debian Etch, Ubuntu
Posts: 342
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Quote:
Originally Posted by crazyjedi
if i need to install the plugin manually i could do with a few poimters cuz i was never that good at manual installs
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i think i have already given u a big pointer in my previous reply to this thread..!!
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