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| − | + | If you want to watch [[videos]] in your browser and you do not want to use [[google-chrome]] it's time to [[install]] Flash Player: | |
* [[open a console]] and enter | * [[open a console]] and enter | ||
mkdir .mozilla/plugins | mkdir .mozilla/plugins | ||
* [[Find out if you have a 32bit or 64bit system]] | * [[Find out if you have a 32bit or 64bit system]] | ||
| + | uname -a | ||
| + | * [[Find out your distribution]] | ||
| + | * '''know''' that downloading .tar.gz files will work on every distribution and .rpm files should only be downloaded for [[rpm-based distributions]] | ||
* Download the FlAsh PLayer from http://www.adobe.com | * Download the FlAsh PLayer from http://www.adobe.com | ||
* [[unpack]] the file | * [[unpack]] the file | ||
| + | [[cd]] | ||
| + | [[tar]] xvzf Downloads/install_flash_player_11_linux_i386.tar.gz | ||
* copy libflashplayer.so to .mozilla/plugins | * copy libflashplayer.so to .mozilla/plugins | ||
| + | [[cp]] libflashplayer.so .mozilla/plugins/ | ||
* restart your browser | * restart your browser | ||
* check your installation with http://www.adobe.com/software/flash/about/ | * check your installation with http://www.adobe.com/software/flash/about/ | ||
Latest revision as of 11:11, 18 October 2012
If you want to watch videos in your browser and you do not want to use google-chrome it's time to install Flash Player:
- open a console and enter
mkdir .mozilla/plugins
uname -a
- Find out your distribution
- know that downloading .tar.gz files will work on every distribution and .rpm files should only be downloaded for rpm-based distributions
- Download the FlAsh PLayer from http://www.adobe.com
- unpack the file
cd tar xvzf Downloads/install_flash_player_11_linux_i386.tar.gz
- copy libflashplayer.so to .mozilla/plugins
cp libflashplayer.so .mozilla/plugins/
- restart your browser
- check your installation with http://www.adobe.com/software/flash/about/
