Date: Fri, 25 Jan 2008 16:16:38 -0600 From: icantthinkofone <icantthinkofone@charter.net> Cc: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: firefox flash plug in woes Message-ID: <479A5FC6.70100@charter.net> In-Reply-To: <406413.65757.qm@web50306.mail.re2.yahoo.com> References: <406413.65757.qm@web50306.mail.re2.yahoo.com>
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Tim Clewlow wrote: > --- KAYVEN RIESE <kayve@sfsu.edu> wrote: > > >> i have been told that freeBSD does not go well with >> flash plugins for browsers, which is quite a ubiquitous >> technology in websites. is there any progress on this? >> i have freeBSD 6.2-STABLE and gnome desktop >> >> > > Hi there, I have native firefox with flash 7 working fine on FreeBSD 6.2, with > java and adobe reader. Note I always install via ports, and they are up to > date. Anyway, here is how, you can try it from packages, ie pkg_add -r xxxxx - > hopefully that works too, but if it doesnt then installing from ports > definately does. > > [ Note, I just copies/pasted this from my notes, there may be later versions of > these packages you can also use - but IIRC I had some problems with them ] > > install www/firefox > install print/acroread7 > install java/diablo-jdk15 > install www/linux-flashplugin7 > kldload linux > echo "none /compat/linux/proc linprocfs rw 0 > 0" >> /etc/fstab > mount -a > echo "linux_enable=\"YES\"" >> /etc/rc.conf > nspluginwrapper -v -a -i > > Cheers, Tim. > > We are BSD ... resistance is futile. > http://www.freebsd.org/ - http://www.openbsd.org/ - http://www.netbsd.org/ > > > ____________________________________________________________________________________ > Looking for last minute shopping deals? > Find them fast with Yahoo! Search. http://tools.search.yahoo.com/newsearch/category.php?category=shopping > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-hackers > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-hackers-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > > This is what I do and I run flash just fine, too.
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