Installing Flash in Slackware 13?

GuyWhoKilledBear · 01-23-2010, 08:12 PM

Hey, all,

I'm trying to install the latest version of Flash in Slackware 13 on a 32 bit machine. Adobe seems to have rpm and deb installers, but there's no TXZ. Normally, tar.gz wouldn't be a problem, but the package they have there only contains a shared library. No installation script, no readme, no nothing. Further, the SlackBuild is for an outdated version, and the installation doesn't work.

What's the proper way to install Flash?

~sHyLoCk~ · 01-23-2010, 08:14 PM

http://slackbuilds.org/repository/13...player-plugin/

GuyWhoKilledBear · 01-23-2010, 08:29 PM

That was the Slackbuild I tried. Is there any other installation process?

Alternately, is there a different way to test whether I have flash installed than by going to youtube and trying to watch something?

GrapefruiTgirl · 01-23-2010, 08:32 PM

http://www.adobe.com/software/flash/about/

There's a flash test on this page

Sasha

~sHyLoCk~ · 01-23-2010, 08:47 PM

Also check out about:plugins

dugan · 01-23-2010, 09:05 PM

If you want to install Flash manually, then you can just copy the .so file in the tarball to ~/.mozilla/plugins (for a local installation) or /usr/lib/mozilla/plugins for (for a global installation).

Also, what exactly is the problem with the SlackBuild? I looked at it, and even if it gave you the "this build script was written for a different version of the flash plugin" warning it should have built the package anyway.

catkin · 01-24-2010, 12:06 AM

Log of installing Flash on Slackware 13.0 32-bit:

From links at Slackbuilds, downloaded flash-player-plugin.tar.gz and install_flash_player_10_linux.tar.gz. Then

Code:

cp -p flash-player-plugin.tar.gz /tmp && cd /tmp && tar xzvf flash-player-plugin.tar.gz
cd -
cp -p install_flash_player_10_linux.tar.gz /tmp/flash-player-plugin && cd /tmp/flash-player-plugin
./flash-player-plugin.SlackBuild
installpkg /tmp/flash-player-plugin-10.0_r32-i386-1_SBo.tgz

lostinxlation · 01-24-2010, 02:21 AM

Ungzip and untar the tar ball. Copy the .so file to ~/.mozilla/plugins or /usr/lib/mozilla/plugins/

retrodanny · 02-12-2011, 01:53 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by catkin

Log of installing Flash on Slackware 13.0 32-bit:

From links at Slackbuilds, downloaded flash-player-plugin.tar.gz and install_flash_player_10_linux.tar.gz. Then

Code:

cp -p flash-player-plugin.tar.gz /tmp && cd /tmp && tar xzvf flash-player-plugin.tar.gz
cd -
cp -p install_flash_player_10_linux.tar.gz /tmp/flash-player-plugin && cd /tmp/flash-player-plugin
./flash-player-plugin.SlackBuild
installpkg /tmp/flash-player-plugin-10.0_r32-i386-1_SBo.tgz

cool! works like a charm

thanks

neymac · 02-13-2011, 10:47 AM

Try this:
http://connie.slackware.com/~alien/s...player-plugin/

Alien's packages.
I use this and it works.
PS: It works for Slackware-13.1

MarcosPauloBR · 02-13-2011, 08:09 PM

Hi!

When I installed the Slackware I had the same problem!

I was trying to use the Konqueror as Browser, and I only extract the .so downloaded from the Adobe site and copy to the any folder(but i put in the ~/mozilla/plugins) and in the configuration of plugins on Konqueror I put the folder of Mozilla plugins as the plugins folder too!

This work for me, and when I use Firefox, it automatically get the plugin of the plugins folder!

I hope this help you!

Comment if works!

See ya!

easuter · 02-13-2011, 08:13 PM

In my case I just extracted the .so file from the archive provided by Adobe to /usr/lib/mozilla/plugins and that's it. The slackbuild works just as well.