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Re: amd64 etch nspluginwrapper and adobe flash...



Michael Fothergill wrote:
> Dear Debianists,
> 
> Thank you for advising me not to use gnash in Etch.......
> 
> I searched on the web and found some people with a method of getting
> Adobe Flashplayer working on an amd64 Debian system.
> 
> These people are at http://www.dipconsultants.com
> 
> Here is what they recommend:
> 
> **************************************************************************
> 
> Unofficial nspluginwrapper & ia32-libs-gtk packages for Etch
> 
> ----------------------------------------------
> 
> First things first, as root:
> 
>    * Add repository to sources.list:
>          o echo "deb http://www.dipconsultants.com/debian etch main" >>
> /etc/apt/sources.list
>    * apt-get update
>    * Install the keyring so you're not bothered with key/verification
> warnings:
>          o apt-get install markybob-keyring
>    * apt-get update once more
>    * Install what you want:
>          o apt-get install ia32-libs-gtk nspluginwrapper
> 
> If you're looking to install Flash in a 64-bit browser:
> 
>    * Do *every* step listed above, then the following as a *user*, not
> root:
>    * wget
> http://fpdownload.macromedia.com/get/flashplayer/current/install_flash_player_9_linux.tar.gz
> 
>    * tar -zxf install_flash_player_9_linux.tar.gz
>    * mv install_flash_player_9_linux/flashplayer.xpt
> install_flash_player_9_linux/libflashplayer.so ~/.mozilla/plugins/
>    * nspluginwrapper -i ~/.mozilla/plugins/libflashplayer.so
>    * Start/restart iceweasel/firefox/whatever
>    * Enjoy, Etch 64-bit users, from the guys at dipconsultants.com :)
> 
> Has anyone tried this yet?
> 
> Is this a good idea?

This is what the package `flashplayer-mozilla' does... :) Is available
in SID so you can download it from packages.debian.org ;).

Regards,
Jose Luis.
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