Shockwave Flash Media

[sussexer]

A box keeps coming up to download Flashplayer . Should I click Yes OR get it from the repository ?
some sites looking naked without it .But not sure if you regard it as safe.
cheers sussexer

[Detonate]

Re: Shockwave Flash Media

sudo aptitude install flashplugin-nonfree

[sussexer]

Re: Shockwave Flash Media

cheers Detonate .I will try that .Was not sure what to do after years of windows indoctrination. Thank you

[Stooker]

Re: Shockwave Flash Media

I tried that code but it says something about the package not there anymore

Anybody more knows the answer? Or another way?

[Detonate]

Re: Shockwave Flash Media

Sorry, I should have mentioned this, make sure the multiverse repositories are active in your sources file.

kdesu kedit /etc/apt/sources.list

Uncomment the multiverse lines, save the file, then run

sudo aptitude update

Then

sudo aptitude install flashplugin-nonfree

[Stooker]

Re: Shockwave Flash Media

When I try the first code I get this:

stooker@stooker-desktop:~$ kdesu kedit /etc/apt/sources.list
X Error: BadDevice, invalid or uninitialized input device 168
Major opcode: 145
Minor opcode: 3
Resource id: 0x0
Failed to open device
X Error: BadDevice, invalid or uninitialized input device 168
Major opcode: 145
Minor opcode: 3
Resource id: 0x0
Failed to open device
sh: kedit: command not found
stooker@stooker-desktop:~$

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And then I can put in my password and it says that the file in the specific directory isn't found.

Does this say anything to you?

[dibl]

Re: Shockwave Flash Media

Wacky wacom stuff -- it is harmless (albeit annoying), and not related to any problem with Shockwave Flash. If you wish to eliminate the messages, you'll need to comment out the wacom driver info in xorg.conf. Search for "wacom" and you should find previous posts with the detailed editing instructions.

[Stooker]

Re: Shockwave Flash Media

I don't mind the messages as long as the flash plugin is installed, but it isn't installed after this

I'm a stage further now....after the third code I got this message:

stooker@stooker-desktop:~$ sudo aptitude install flashplugin-nonfree
Pakketlijsten worden ingelezen... Klaar
Boom van vereisten wordt opgebouwd... Klaar
Initialiseren van pakketstatussen... Klaar
Building tag database... Klaar
De volgende pakketten zijn BESCHADIGD:
flashplugin-nonfree
De volgende pakketen zijn achtergehouden:
amarok amarok-xine
0 pakketten opgewaardeerd, 1 nieuwe geïnstalleerd, 0 te verwijderen en 2 niet opwaarderen.
Heb 15,0kB archieven nodig. Na uitpakken zal 111kB worden gebruikt.
De volgende pakketten hebben niet-voldane afhankelijkheden:
flashplugin-nonfree: Vereisten: libgtk2.0-0 dat een virtueel pakket is.
Vereisten: libatk1.0-0 dat een virtueel pakket is.
Vereisten: libpango1.0-0 dat een virtueel pakket is.
Resolving dependencies...
Niet gelukt om de afhankelijkheden op te lossen! Gestopt...
Breek af.
stooker@stooker-desktop:~$

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But this isn't correctly installed is it?

[Detonate]

Re: Shockwave Flash Media

Yes, I don't think you have kedit installed. Try

kdesu kate /etc/apt/sources.list

instead.

[Stooker]

Re: Shockwave Flash Media

stooker@stooker-desktop:~$ kdesu kate /etc/apt/sources.list
X Error: BadDevice, invalid or uninitialized input device 168
Major opcode: 145
Minor opcode: 3
Resource id: 0x0
Failed to open device
X Error: BadDevice, invalid or uninitialized input device 168
Major opcode: 145
Minor opcode: 3
Resource id: 0x0
Failed to open device
X Error: BadDevice, invalid or uninitialized input device 168
Major opcode: 145
Minor opcode: 3
Resource id: 0x0
Failed to open device
X Error: BadDevice, invalid or uninitialized input device 168
Major opcode: 145
Minor opcode: 3
Resource id: 0x0
Failed to open device
X Error: BadDevice, invalid or uninitialized input device 168
Major opcode: 145
Minor opcode: 3
Resource id: 0x0
Failed to open device
X Error: BadDevice, invalid or uninitialized input device 168
Major opcode: 145
Minor opcode: 3
Resource id: 0x0
Failed to open device
kbuildsycoca running...
ScimInputContextPlugin()
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Kate opens with the list, and then ?

[Detonate]

Re: Shockwave Flash Media

Find every line with the word multiverse and uncomment those lines. Delete the # sound at the beginning of the line. Then save the file. Then close Kate and run the commands I gave you to update the repositories, then install the flash plugin.

[Stooker]

Re: Shockwave Flash Media

pfff.....my first 2 days of experience with open source are loads of troubleshooting.

I went to Adept -> repository's and enabled all the lines, cause the universal en main were already enabled.

*edit*
After enabling them all the install worked.

But at Hyves they still ask wether I would like to download -> Shockwave Flash Media plugin

Did I install the wrong plugin or is it still not properly installed?

[Detonate]

Re: Shockwave Flash Media

Did you restart firefox? type aboutlugins in the firefox location bar and tell me if you see an entry for flash.

[Stooker]

Re: Shockwave Flash Media

Shockwave Flash

File name: libflashplayer.so
Shockwave Flash 9.0 r31

MIME Type Description Suffixes Enabled
application/x-shockwave-flash Shockwave Flash swf Yes
application/futuresplash FutureSplash Player spl Yes

Look good or not ?

ps. Enabling all the lines in the sourcelist isn't a problem or is it? Can it harm my system?

[Detonate]

Re: Shockwave Flash Media

Your flash plugin is installed. What is the website you are having a problem with?

No problem with the repositories.