Date: Fri, 09 Nov 2007 20:02:41 -0600 From: icantthinkofone <icantthinkofone@charter.net> Cc: "freebsd-questions@freebsd.org" <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: flash: linux firefox vs linuxpluginwrapper Message-ID: <47351141.4090209@charter.net> In-Reply-To: <4734DA4C.90702@riderway.com> References: <cff9f2d10711091320q7825f190r8dc373b80155a9bd@mail.gmail.com> <4734D8B0.1060200@riderway.com> <4734DA4C.90702@riderway.com>
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Philip M. Gollucci wrote: > Philip M. Gollucci wrote: > >> John wrote: >> >>> I've been struggling to get a handle on the FreeBSD system. Making good >>> progress, but then I ran into the fact that Firefox on FreeBSD can't do >>> flash. Definite showstopper, for me. Ok, then I tried to use the >>> linuxpluginwrapper approach, and it didn't work. >>> >>> It made me recall, in reading up on FreeBSD, I did see where somebody >>> installed both Firefox and Linx-firefox. >>> >>> So before I do battle with this Linux wrapper approach, I wondered if I >>> would be better off simply installing the Linux-firefox? >>> >>> Is that easier? More likely to work? >>> >> http://unix.derkeiler.com/Mailing-Lists/FreeBSD/questions/2007-07/msg01919.html >> > ----> cd /usr/ports/emulators/linux_base-fc6 ; make install clean > > There is now: > cd /usr/ports/emulators/linux_base-f7 ; make install clean > which you should use instead -- its newer :) > > > btw, you don't need both native and Linux Firefox. Native Firefox an do flash just fine.
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