Date: Sun, 17 Aug 2014 15:06:01 +0200 From: Polytropon <freebsd@edvax.de> To: "William A. Mahaffey III" <wam@hiwaay.net> Cc: FreeBSD Questions !!!! <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Flash plugin ? Message-ID: <20140817150601.fbb663e7.freebsd@edvax.de> In-Reply-To: <53F0A6DB.7000106@hiwaay.net> References: <53F0986B.2000604@hiwaay.net> <20140817135824.78df3203.freebsd@edvax.de> <53F0A6DB.7000106@hiwaay.net>
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On Sun, 17 Aug 2014 07:58:03 -0500, William A. Mahaffey III wrote: > OK, to install that port, all I should have to do is cd to > /usr/ports/www/nspluginwrapper/ & type in 'make insatll', right ? > Remember, new to FreeBSD :-) .... Yes, but that's only a part of the process. If I remember correctly, this also involves installing the Linux "Flash" (because there is no "Flash" plugin for FreeBSD) in combination with the Linux support subsystem. This dependency will be installed automatically, but it may take some time. As root, run # ln -s /usr/local/lib/npapi/linux-f10-flashplugin/libflashplayer.so /usr/local/lib/browser_plugins/ After installation, execute from your user's account: % nspluginwrapper -a -v -i Again, it's worth mentioning that following the steps in 7.2.1.2. should bring you the full functionality. Firefox has always been my "Flash"-free browser, whereas I use "Flash" with Opera, which works perfectly good and is also described in the Handbook. To repeat the relevant source: http://www.freebsd.org/doc/handbook/desktop-browsers.html I'd like to mention that "Flash" support on FreeBSD isn't worse than on any other platform I've tried it, even if a native plugin is supplied. But for keeping up with the latest week's fashions of HTML5, Javascript frameworks, CSS tricks and so on, make sure to use a current browser. Firefox is the best solution currently available, but Chromium is also acceptable. The "web experience" on FreeBSD isn't inferior to other platforms. -- Polytropon Magdeburg, Germany Happy FreeBSD user since 4.0 Andra moi ennepe, Mousa, ...
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