Date: Mon, 19 Dec 2005 00:23:35 -0500 From: Dev Tugnait <dev@unixdaemon.org> To: Beecher Rintoul <akbeech@gmail.com> Cc: Ross Adams Lippert <ripper@mit.edu>, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: flash plugin in 6.0 Message-ID: <1134969815.79728.6.camel@dracula.transylvania.net> 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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On Sun, 2005-12-18 at 19:47 -0900, 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: > The port is not broken cvsup your tree > ## 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_plugins /usr/X11R6/lib/browser_linux_plugins > I advice not to remove /usr/X11R6/lib/browser_plugins > > ## Fix acroread: > > rm -rf /usr/local/bin/acroread # If upgrade. > > mv /usr/local/bin/acroread7 /usr/local/bin/acroread > > rm -rf /usr/X11R6/lib/browser_plugins/nppdf.so > > ln > -s /usr/local/lib/acroread/usr/local/Adobe/Acrobat7.0/Browser/intellinux/nppdf.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/nppdf.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 that > plugins are enabled. > > Beech > Refrain from giving bad advice please > --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > 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 > --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > > > > > > > > -- Dev Tugnait <dev@unixdaemon.org>
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