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slackware:flashplugin [2012/09/05 07:14 (UTC)] – created jprzybylski | slackware:flashplugin [2015/06/12 14:08 (UTC)] (current) – [Flash Player] Point people to Chromium and its Pepperflash plugin. alienbob | ||
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====== Flash Player ====== | ====== Flash Player ====== | ||
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[[http:// | [[http:// | ||
- | Because of some parts of it's nature (it can be unstable, it is updated frequently, and these updates often are to fix security holes), it is not included in a default installation of Slackware. A [[http:// | + | Because of some parts of it's nature (it can be unstable, it is updated frequently, and these updates often are to fix security holes), it is not included in a default installation of Slackware. A [[http:// |
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+ | [[howtos:software: | ||
+ | If you are using [[slackware: | ||
====== Installation ====== | ====== Installation ====== | ||
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Getting Flash Player on your computer is mostly just putting a file in the right directory, but it is different for every browser. | Getting Flash Player on your computer is mostly just putting a file in the right directory, but it is different for every browser. | ||
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If you would like to maintain it yourself, or you use Opera, you will need to: | If you would like to maintain it yourself, or you use Opera, you will need to: | ||
- | - Go to Flash' | + | |
- | - Click on the link " | + | - Click on the link " |
- | - Under the box labeled " | + | - Under the box labeled " |
- | - Under the box labeled " | + | - Under the box labeled " |
- | - Unpack the newly downloaded .tar.gz file. | + | - Unpack the newly downloaded .tar.gz file. |
This will give you something like this: | This will give you something like this: | ||
- | < | + | < |
darkstar:$ ls | darkstar:$ ls | ||
install_flash_player_11_linux.i386.tar.gz | install_flash_player_11_linux.i386.tar.gz | ||
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</ | </ | ||
- | With adjustments to names depending on your architecture, | + | With adjustments to names depending on your architecture, |
For Mozilla browsers: | For Mozilla browsers: | ||
- | * System-wide location is in the directory: | + | |
- | * Per-user location is in the directory: | + | |
+ | * Per-user location is in the directory: | ||
For Opera: | For Opera: | ||
- | * System-wide location is in the directory: ``/ | ||
- | * Per-user location is in the directory: ``$HOME/ | ||
- | Please note that Opera has no standard system-wide install point - the system-wide install path for ``libflashplayer.so`` is wherever Opera is installed, in a directory named ``plugins``. | ||
- | Either browser should then pick it up and start using it automatically. Don't be afraid to create the ``plugins`` folder in either case if it does not already exist. | + | * System-wide location is in the directory: ''/ |
+ | * Per-user location is in the directory: '' | ||
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+ | Please note that Opera has no standard system-wide install point - the system-wide install path for '' | ||
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+ | Either browser should then pick it up and start using it automatically. Don't be afraid to create the '' | ||
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+ | ===== Additional Goodies ===== | ||
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+ | You may have noticed that, after unpacking the Flash Player, there are quite a few files aside from '' | ||
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+ | First off is '' | ||
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+ | Aside from that is a directory called '' | ||
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+ | < | ||
+ | darkstar:$ su | ||
+ | Password: | ||
+ | darkstar:# ls | ||
+ | install_flash_player_11_linux.i386.tar.gz | ||
+ | libflashplayer.so | ||
+ | readme.txt | ||
+ | usr | ||
+ | darkstar:# cp -r usr/* /usr | ||
+ | </ | ||
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+ | However, it is completely optional, as the defaults for Flash Player are fine. | ||
====== Sources ====== | ====== Sources ====== | ||
http:// | http:// | ||
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