From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Aug 17 13:06:05 2014 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:1900:2254:206a::19:1]) (using TLSv1 with cipher ADH-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 96FE27ED for ; Sun, 17 Aug 2014 13:06:05 +0000 (UTC) Received: from mx01.qsc.de (mx01.qsc.de [213.148.129.14]) (using TLSv1 with cipher DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (Client did not present a certificate) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 5A35E25E6 for ; Sun, 17 Aug 2014 13:06:05 +0000 (UTC) Received: from r56.edvax.de (port-92-195-111-1.dynamic.qsc.de [92.195.111.1]) (using TLSv1 with cipher DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by mx01.qsc.de (Postfix) with ESMTPS id A7F103CC22; Sun, 17 Aug 2014 15:06:02 +0200 (CEST) Received: from r56.edvax.de (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by r56.edvax.de (8.14.5/8.14.5) with SMTP id s7HD612U002944; Sun, 17 Aug 2014 15:06:01 +0200 (CEST) (envelope-from freebsd@edvax.de) Date: Sun, 17 Aug 2014 15:06:01 +0200 From: Polytropon To: "William A. Mahaffey III" 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> Reply-To: Polytropon Organization: EDVAX X-Mailer: Sylpheed 3.1.1 (GTK+ 2.24.5; i386-portbld-freebsd8.2) Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: FreeBSD Questions !!!! X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.18-1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 17 Aug 2014 13:06:05 -0000 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, ...