Date: Sun, 25 Oct 2009 08:19:12 +0000 From: Matthew Seaman <m.seaman@infracaninophile.co.uk> To: PJ <af.gourmet@videotron.ca> Cc: "freebsd-questions@freebsd.org" <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: flashplugin Message-ID: <4AE40A00.3040607@infracaninophile.co.uk> In-Reply-To: <4AE3944A.4090602@videotron.ca> References: <4AE3944A.4090602@videotron.ca>
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PJ wrote:
> Is there any definitive install guide for flashplugin.
> I was able to install it on a 7.2 64bit machine and then on an i386 but=
> somehow it has morphed into god-knows-what and no longer works.
This is what I did for a 7.2 box. Note that there are compatibility
issues between new versions of Linux emulation and older versions of=20
FreeBSD, so don't expect this to work with anything older.
* Make a note of all the linux-emulated software you have installed
for later reference:
# pkg_info -orx linux > linux-stuff
We save the package origins in particular, because this procedure=20
will result in a name change for most linux packages.
* Delete everything linux related
# pkg_delete -rx linux
* Check and clean out /compat/linux -- there shouldn't be any interesting=
files left in this directory after the above step. As I recall, when I=
did this, there was a ldconfig.hints file (which would be regenerated o=
n
demand), and some Acrobat related stuff under /compat/linux/home/matthe=
w
which I didn't care about, and which shouldn't have been there anyhow.
# cd /compat/linux
# find . -type f -ls
# rm -rf *
* Change the default Linux kernel version for emulation:
# sysctl compat.linux.osrelease=3D2.6.16
Also add "compat.linux.osrelease=3D2.6.16" to /etc/sysctl.conf so it
gets reset on reboots.
* Tell the ports system we want to use Fedora-10 as the Linux base by add=
ing
OVERRIDE_LINUX_BASE_PORT=3D f10
OVERRIDE_LINUX_NONBASE_PORTS=3D f10
to /etc/make.conf.
* Now install www/linux-f10-flashplugin10 from ports -- this should have =
all
of the following as dependencies (modulo any version updates that may h=
ave
happened since writing this):
% pkg_info -r linux-f10-flashplugin-10.0r32
Information for linux-f10-flashplugin-10.0r32:
Depends on:
Dependency: linux_base-f10-10_2
Dependency: linux-f10-openssl-0.9.8g
Dependency: linux-f10-openldap-2.4.12_1
Dependency: linux-f10-libssh2-0.18
Dependency: linux-f10-cyrus-sasl2-2.1.22
Dependency: linux-f10-curl-7.19.4_4
Dependency: linux-f10-nspr-4.7.4
Dependency: linux-f10-sqlite3-3.5.9_1
Dependency: linux-f10-nss-3.12.2.0
if that isn't the case and you aren't getting the f10 flavour of those
ports, double check everything you've done so far for errors, and try a=
gain
from the top.
* Add nspluginwrapper to enable Firefox to load the flash add-on:
# portinstall www/nspluginwrapper
(This has a dependency list as long as your arm, so it might take some
time...)
Following the install instructions for the nspluginwrapper package (whi=
ch
you can redisplay by "pkg_info -Dx nspluginwrapper") install whatever =
globally
available plugins there are by running this as root:
# nspluginwrapper -v -a -i
This puts plugins into /usr/local/lib/browser_plugins/ which Firefox sh=
ould
read. Alternatively, install the plugins locally to your own user acco=
unt
by running that command under your own UID:
% nspluginwrapper -v -a -i
* Finally, fire up Firefox and check that it has loaded the flash plugin =
by
typing 'about:plugins' into the URL bar. Find a site with flash conten=
t[*],
and enjoy.
* Check the list you made at the first step, and reinstall any other linu=
x
applications you want. =20
So far I've found flash10 under Fedora10 to be pretty stable and inoffens=
ive
on FreeBSD 7.2. You even get the sound track on Flash movies. However I=
'm
still running Firefox with xpi-flashblock-1.5.11.2 and xpi-noscript-1.9.3=
=2E3 on general principles
Adobe Acrobat isn't working, but I think that's more to do with the map_a=
t_zero stuff introduced in the last security advisory.
Cheers,
Matthew
[*] I think there are one or two flash based things at YouTube.com
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Dr Matthew J Seaman MA, D.Phil. 7 Priory Courtyard
Flat 3
PGP: http://www.infracaninophile.co.uk/pgpkey Ramsgate
Kent, CT11 9PW
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