Manual Flash Install

carlosinfl · 04-01-2006, 01:54 PM

Is there a simple way to install Flash (Macromedia) on FF 1.5? Normally it would tell me I am missing a plugin and allow me to auto download this however it says, "No suitable plugin found."

I don't know if this is because I am using a new AMD64 OS but it just takes me Macromedia's website and lets me download the install_flash_player_7_linux.tar.gz

So now I have this file:

/home/cwilliams/install_flash_player_7_linux.tar.gz

I am not sure how to extract this and or install it. I cant find a man page on this either...

randyding · 04-01-2006, 02:00 PM

Code:

$ tar zxf install_flash_player_7_linux.tar.gz
$ cp install_flash_player_7_linux/flashplayer.xpt ~/.mozilla/plugins/
$ cp install_flash_player_7_linux/libflashplayer.so ~/.mozilla/plugins/
$ rm -r install_flash_player_7_linux

Brian1 · 04-01-2006, 03:17 PM

flashplayer is only a 32bit app. No 64 bit version exist that I know of. If Firfefox is running in 64bit mode then then the player will not work from what I have heard. If firefox is compiled as 32 bit on a 64 bit os then the player should work.

Brian1

carlosinfl · 04-01-2006, 03:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Brian1

flashplayer is only a 32bit app. No 64 bit version exist that I know of. If Firfefox is running in 64bit mode then then the player will not work from what I have heard. If firefox is compiled as 32 bit on a 64 bit os then the player should work.

Brian1

How would one know if the application itself is running in 32 or 64 bit mode? I understand what you're saying but I have no idea how to determine what version of FF I have...

I did not even know they had a 64bit version. I just used "APT" to install Firefox.

Brian1 · 04-01-2006, 05:08 PM

The source code which is used to compile must be 64 bit compliant. If the source says 32bit and 64bit in the readme or install docs then compile as needed. No other way to now unless except in a gui version software and there is a About option say under the Help link like in Firefox. Look at your toolbar of firefox as an example.

Brian1

MasterC · 04-01-2006, 05:11 PM

apt on Debian or apt on a Redhat-like distro?

Not familiar with Debian, but I'm sure there is a way that is close to this, but with a redhat-like distro (fedora for example) you could:
rpm -qa | grep firefox

And see if it has the x86_64 tag at the end of it.

I personally get all grumbly when I come upon a flash site, and just surf away from it instead of forcing my pure 64bit machine to run 1 32-bit application because Macromedia won't make a 64bit version of their browser plugin. :hate:

HTH

Cool

Andrew Benton · 04-01-2006, 05:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Carlwill

How would one know if the application itself is running in 32 or 64 bit mode? I understand what you're saying but I have no idea how to determine what version of FF I have...

You may be able to work out how it was compiled if you type into the addressbar:

Code:

about:buildconfig

carlosinfl · 04-01-2006, 07:01 PM

I get the following info...

about:buildconfig

Build platform
target
x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu

Build tools
Compiler Version Compiler flags
gcc gcc version 4.0.3 (Debian 4.0.3-1) -Wall -W -Wno-unused -Wpointer-arith -Wcast-align -Wno-long-long -pthread -pipe
c++ gcc version 4.0.3 (Debian 4.0.3-1) -fno-rtti -fno-exceptions -Wall -Wconversion -Wpointer-arith -Wcast-align -Woverloaded-virtual -Wsynth -Wno-ctor-dtor-privacy -Wno-non-virtual-dtor -Wno-long-long -fshort-wchar -pthread -pipe

Configure arguments
--prefix=/usr '--mandir=${prefix}/share/man' '--infodir=${prefix}/share/info' --enable-default-toolkit=gtk2 --with-default-mozilla-five-home=/usr/lib/firefox --enable-pango --with-user-appdir=.mozilla --with-system-png=/usr --with-system-jpeg=/usr --disable-mailnews --disable-composer --disable-ldap --enable-postscript --disable-installer --enable-xprint --enable-crypto --enable-strip-libs --enable-canvas --enable-svg --enable-svg-renderer=cairo --enable-system-cairo --enable-mathml --disable-tests --disable-gtktest --disable-debug --enable-xft '--enable-optimize=-pipe\ -w\ -O2' --with-system-zlib=/usr --without-system-nspr --enable-xinerama --enable-extensions=default --disable-pedantic --disable-long-long-warning --enable-single-profile --disable-profilesharing --enable-gnomevfs --enable-application=browser --disable-installer --disable-updater --enable-chrome-format=flat --enable-static --disable-shared

Are you telling me that Flash will not work...???

MasterC · 04-02-2006, 12:48 AM

Flash will not work when coupled with a 64-bit browser on any OS. Not until Macromedia decides to release a 64-bit version of the ever-so-popular plugin.

You can install a 32-bit version of the browser along side the 64-bit version and then use the flash plugin on it.

HTH

Cool

carlosinfl · 04-02-2006, 12:09 PM

I guess the problem now is that I am pretty spoiled when it comes to APT. I don't know how to manually install Mozilla-Firefox by hand.

I went to www.mozilla.com and downloaded the following file:

/home/cwilliams/install_flash_player_7_linux.tar.gz

randyding · 04-02-2006, 01:15 PM

Its easy to do, just download firefox-1.5.tar.gz
$ su -c 'tar zxf firefox-1.5.tar.gz -C /usr/local'
To start it, run /usr/local/firefox/firefox
It should not interfere with the 64 bit version already installed.
I've had to do this as well on our 64 bit machines when we needed flash in the browser.

trox · 07-29-2007, 04:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by randyding

Its easy to do, just download firefox-1.5.tar.gz
$ su -c 'tar zxf firefox-1.5.tar.gz -C /usr/local'
To start it, run /usr/local/firefox/firefox
It should not interfere with the 64 bit version already installed.
I've had to do this as well on our 64 bit machines when we needed flash in the browser.

So, this is the easiest workaround I've found so far. However, when I try to use firefox /usr/local/firefox/firefox, I get "Server not found". It appears that in firefox 1.5 32bit I am not connected to the internet. What should I do next?

Thanks,

trox

carlosinfl · 07-29-2007, 04:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by trox

What should I do next?

Thanks,

trox

TO be honest with you - I gave up. I got everyone telling me I need to chroot this and do that and nothing ever worked. Lack of complete guides to follow and conflicting information just made me use Debian 32 bit version. I am sure it's a tad slower on my nice C2D machine but until a 64 bit version of flash is available or someone has a decent Wiki that includes step by step instructions like the Ubuntu version, I just gave up.

trox · 07-30-2007, 06:07 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Carlwill

TO be honest with you - I gave up. I got everyone telling me I need to chroot this and do that and nothing ever worked. Lack of complete guides to follow and conflicting information just made me use Debian 32 bit version. I am sure it's a tad slower on my nice C2D machine but until a 64 bit version of flash is available or someone has a decent Wiki that includes step by step instructions like the Ubuntu version, I just gave up.

Wow Carl,

I'm sorry that you are not using the 64bit edition with your PC. I am fortunate enough to have three PCs, so I am sacraficing flash on one of them. They are all 64bit machines because of my love for AMD. The one I'm running Debian 4.0 amd64 of course is 64bit. But , if it is any comfort to you, you may always use IE6 under wine to get sites like youtube working without compromising the beauty of running 64bit. I know, I dislike IE too. But in this circumstance, I must use what works. I've tried eveything else recommended so far and nothing works. Remember that you can always copy your back up your Debian package list and reinstall the 64bit version. Click here to find out how. 64bit does twice the work usually in half the time! I notice the difference when opening apps like Dreamweaver, Amarok, and Open Office.

By the way, if you decide to stick with 32bit, I would definitely use a lighter Desktop and Window manager like Fluxbox or Xfce4 with ROX filer. They are lightning fast even on 32bit. Just a thought.

Chow for now,

trox

P.S.

I'm still a newbie!

Hern_28 · 07-30-2007, 07:30 AM

Its for fedora so you will have to adapt it for debian. I don't have debian installed anymore so I can't give specific instructions but I know that you can use ndiswrapper to get flash working because I had it working.