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From: Antoine Jacoutot <ajacoutot@lphp.org>
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Subject: Re: Java and Flash
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On Sunday 06 April 2003 23:00, Keith Leonard wrote:
> I apologize for the intrusion, but I've gone round in circle with this for
> the last two months. I've probably taken BSD off the drive a dozen times in
> frustration, I've hunted websites until I'm sick of the web.
> How do you get Java and Flash to work with any browser under FreeBSD. I've
> tried all the suggestions and still can't get it to work. Under Linux it
> takes about 15 minutes and they work, but I don't want Linux I want to run
> BSD.

For java, see:
http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/bsd/2002/09/05/FreeBSD_Basics.html

For flash, install linux-flashplugin6 and flashpluginwrapper (so you can use 
it under the regular Mozilla, not the linux-mozilla). I think this is the 
only way to have flash under FreeBSD.

Antoine