Date: Sun, 23 Mar 2008 16:54:52 -0400 From: Eduardo Cerejo <ejcerejo@optonline.net> To: Chris Whitehouse <cwhiteh@onetel.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: How to uninstall a flash port. Message-ID: <20080323165452.ea326219.ejcerejo@optonline.net> In-Reply-To: <47E65465.40703@onetel.com> References: <47E46EA9.9020403@hdk5.net> <20080321234329.6d2d21e0.ejcerejo@optonline.net> <47E55F3D.4040409@hdk5.net> <47E57416.6030809@onetel.com> <20080323004651.e5b36cd6.ejcerejo@optonline.net> <47E65465.40703@onetel.com>
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> >>>>> I installed the Linux flash9 port on a new 7.0 box to work with > >>>>> SeaMonkey and it dies when it reaches flash using sites. > >>>>> > >>>>> How can I de-install this port with out causing problems to other > >>>>> programs? > >>>>> > >>>>> I cant find it in the handbook how to's. Im I missing something? > >>>>> > >>>>> Thanks... > >>>>> > >>>> by the way you can use linux-flash7 instead and if you are using the > >>>> native FreeBSD firefox and not linux-firefox you have to install and > >>>> use nspluginwrapper or else it will not work, your second alternative > >>>> is gnash which works natively with firefox. To use nspluginwrapper > >>>> you would have to run this after the install. > >>>> nspluginwrapper -i > >>>> /usr/local/lib/npapi/linux-flashplugin/libflashplayer.so > >>>> remember for the linux plugins to embed on the native firefox they > >>>> need some kind of wrapper. Flashplugin9 will not work with native > >>>> firefox or linux-firefox and I think it's because the linux emulator > >>>> uses an old version of linux so we have to wait until it changes to a > >>>> more current version. > >>>> > >> Sorry not a response to the OP but hopefully useful correction: > >> > >> %uname -sr > >> FreeBSD 7.0-STABLE > >> %pkg_info -Ix firefox > >> firefox-2.0.0.12_1,1 Web browser based on the browser portion of Mozilla > >> %pkg_info -Ix plugin > >> linux-flashplugin-9.0r115 Adobe Flash Player NPAPI Plugin > >> nspluginwrapper-0.9.91.5 A compatibility plugin for Netscape 4 (NPAPI) > >> plugins > >> ... > >> > >> I don't actually see a lot of flash as I have flashblock installed but I > >> can't recall having probs when I have chosen to view it, except it still > >> doesn't work with youtube. I've just installed wine and win32 > >> firefox+flashplugin for youtube and bbc iplayer and that works fine. > > > > Are you trying to tell me that you got flash 9 working? I sure would like to know how to get it working without crashing. > > Yes though like I say I also use flashblock so I only see the flash I > want to. I'm moving house at the moment so I can't try and recreate my > steps to install it but it was something like: > > install firefox, linux-flashplugin9, nspluginwrapper from ports > locate libflashplayer.so > run nspluginwrapper > > I'll try running without flashblock for a while and see what happens. > > Chris What linux emulator are you running?
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