hi,

is there a shockwave player for linux, if yes can you please give me the guide of how to install it.

thank you

There isn't a Shockwave player for Linux. I don't think it's the same as Flash, is it?

use IE4Linux, with this you can install microsoft shockwave player

Use google to find it, i can't post url, because there is my first post

Since when has there been a Microsoft Shockwave player?

sorry, for microsoft windows

I saw Sockwave and couldn't stop myself from chuckling...

Anyway...Flash is a program from Macromedia that creates .swf(shockwave) files. Firefox does have a plugin for macromedia shockwave. However, after having some problems with a website I had created, I discovered that I need to put in some extra code to get it to display correctly in Firefox, Netscape, and some others. Not quite sure if that's the answer you're looking for but I hope it helps.

or even better
http://www.adobe.com/shockwave/download/alternates/

Which distribution are you using? You can install it with apt on ubuntu. But the above link should work fine for any distribution.

hi,

thanks everyone for the replies, i am using suse 10.0 distribution.

naujokas: how do you run this ie4linux, the installation finished but i dont see a shortucut in menue

thanks

try: alt-f2
and type "ie4linux"

10.0 is a bit outdated. If you are just setting up, consider installing 10.1

Oh, and in 10.1 flash is installed as default

hi,

is there a way to upgrade from 10.0 to 10.1 without burning them onto cd and clean reinstall?

thank you

It should be, but I don't think it's a good idea. I remember reading that some people had trouble doing it. Anyway it would be a big download, most packages have been replaced. If you have a good connection, I would definitely recommend to do a reinstall.

Again, that link suggests that the Flash and Shockwave players are two different pieces of software. That link shows that there's not a Shockwave player for Linux..

nono, it's the same thing.
This is macromedias fault. They named the program flash, and the format "shockwave".
Technically there is no "flash" player. The flash files are named *.fla and contain only raw data. Like *.psd for photoshop. But they cannot be played.

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arr, there is a difference.
the shockwave player is specifically for shockwave files made with macromedia-director. Which is even more confusing.
So more complex flash-games might not work with the flash-player (which really is a shockwave-player)...
Just try it. I use only the flash player, and I never came across something It couldn't handle. If you play alot of flash games, you might need the shockwave-player though.

Why do they have two players then?