Date: Sun, 18 Dec 2005 20:01:20 -0900 From: Beecher Rintoul <akbeech@gmail.com> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Cc: Ross Adams Lippert <ripper@mit.edu> Subject: Re: flash plugin in 6.0 (Fixed Typo) Message-ID: <200512182001.32717.akbeech@gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <200512181948.10598.akbeech@gmail.com> References: <20051219035752.GA27224@home-on-the-dome.mit.edu> <200512181948.10598.akbeech@gmail.com>
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--nextPart1173472.rkcjB4rjKg Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-6" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Disposition: inline On Sunday 18 December 2005 07:47 pm, Beecher Rintoul wrote: > On Sunday 18 December 2005 06:57 pm, Ross Adams Lippert wrote: > > Where is the latest documentation on this continually vexing > > problem? Why do I feel like this is the hardest part of any > > upgrade? > > That port is borked, here's what you have to do to get it working: > > ## Workaround for broken port linuxpluginwrapper. > > ## Before building linuxpluginwrapper: > > rm -R /usr/X11R6/lib/browser_linux_plugins > > ln -s /usr/X11R6/lib/browser_plugins /usr/X11R6/lib/browser_linux_plugins > > > ## Build linuxpluginwrapper: > > cd /usr/ports/www/linuxpluginwrapper > > make -DWITH_PLUGINS install clean > > ## or upgrade: > > portupgrade -vm -DWITH_PLUGINS linuxpluginwrapper > > ## Remove symlink (will break Mozilla). > rm -rf /usr/X11R6/lib/browser_linux_plugins <------------- Typo in last=20 email. This is the proper command. > > > ## Fix acroread: > > rm -rf /usr/local/bin/acroread # If upgrade. > > mv =A0/usr/local/bin/acroread7 /usr/local/bin/acroread > > rm -rf /usr/X11R6/lib/browser_plugins/nppdf.so > > ln > -s=20 > /usr/local/lib/acroread/usr/local/Adobe/Acrobat7.0/Browser/intellinux/npp= df >.so /usr/X11R6/lib/browser_plugins/nppdf.so > > ## Change path to nppdf.so in /etc/libmap.conf: > > # Acrobat7 with Mozilla/Firebird/Galeon/Epiphany/Konqueror > [/usr/local/lib/acroread/usr/local/Adobe/Acrobat7.0/Browser/intellinux/np= pd >f.so] libc.so.6 pluginwrapper/acrobat.so > > > ## Acroread now works properly in browser. > ## Helix plugin does not work with Firefox or Mozilla at this time. > ## Flash 6.0 works without modification. > ## Flash7 is VERY unstable and will crash Firefox (possibly Mozilla). > > ## Launch browser and type "about:plugins" without the quotes to check th= at > plugins are enabled. > Beech =2D------------------------------------------------------------------------= =2D------------- Beech Rintoul - System Administrator - akbeech@gmail.com /"\ ASCII Ribbon Campaign | NorthWind Communications \ / - NO HTML/RTF in e-mail | 201 East 9th Avenue Ste.310 X - NO Word docs in e-mail | Anchorage, AK 99501 / \ - Please visit Alaska Paradise - http://akparadise.byethost33.com =2D------------------------------------------------------------------------= =2D------------- --nextPart1173472.rkcjB4rjKg Content-Type: application/pgp-signature -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.2 (FreeBSD) iD8DBQBDpj6sVq19LUoGB+MRAg57AJ9bxW0X+kkipPa6NOsY6X1leRrWVQCgrctJ F0SOaiLaOYboisSxKiUMHDU= =3eey -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --nextPart1173472.rkcjB4rjKg--
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