From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Nov 12 01:07:51 2007 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id EADEA16A417 for ; Mon, 12 Nov 2007 01:07:51 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from icantthinkofone@charter.net) Received: from mtai02.charter.net (mtai02.charter.net [209.225.8.182]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7F74B13C480 for ; Mon, 12 Nov 2007 01:07:51 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from icantthinkofone@charter.net) Received: from aarprv04.charter.net ([10.20.200.74]) by mtai02.charter.net (InterMail vM.7.08.03.00 201-2186-126-20070710) with ESMTP id <20071112010727.HTDO28.mtai02.charter.net@aarprv04.charter.net>; Sun, 11 Nov 2007 20:07:27 -0500 Received: from robs-laptop.com ([71.85.241.27]) by aarprv04.charter.net with ESMTP id <20071112010727.QDUR17353.aarprv04.charter.net@robs-laptop.com>; Sun, 11 Nov 2007 20:07:27 -0500 Message-ID: <4737A74E.30709@charter.net> Date: Sun, 11 Nov 2007 19:07:26 -0600 From: icantthinkofone User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.6 (X11/20070914) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Tino Engel References: <4734D8B0.1060200@riderway.com> <4734DA4C.90702@riderway.com> <47351141.4090209@charter.net> <473660A4.9080501@web.de> In-Reply-To: <473660A4.9080501@web.de> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Chzlrs: 0 Cc: "freebsd-questions@freebsd.org" Subject: Re: flash: linux firefox vs linuxpluginwrapper X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 12 Nov 2007 01:07:52 -0000 Tino Engel wrote: > icantthinkofone wrote: >> 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. >> _______________________________________________ > Well, how can it? I cannot build linuxpluginwrapper, it alway fails > saying: > ===> linuxpluginwrapper-20051113_8 doesn't support ELF symbol > versioning, yet.. > *** Error code 1 > I > I am using RELENG_7 on i386. > > How to install flash with native Firefox: portinstall nspluginwrapper portinstall linux-flashplugin7 portinstall linux-gtk2 There should be no need to set anything in firefox, you should simply run nspluginwrapper -a -v -i as the user who will be using FF, open it, and the plugins should be there.