Flash Plugin For FF 3.5.2

[larbac]

Hi

I have updated my FF to the 3.5.2 version using Ubuntuzzila.

It works fine, but not the flash plugin. I have tried:

sudo apt-get install kubuntu-restricted-extras,

sudo aptitude install w32codecs ubuntu-restricted-extras gstreamer0.10-ffmpeg gstreamer0.10-plugins-bad gstreamer0.10-plugins-bad-multiverse gstreamer0.10-plugins-ugly gstreamer0.10-plugins-ugly-multiverse gstreamer0.10-pitfdll libavcodec-unstripped-52 libmp3lame0 non-free-codecs

sudo aptitude purge gnash gnash-common libflashsupport mozilla-plugin-gnash swfdec-mozilla flashplugin flashplugin-nonfree flashplayer-mozilla adobe-flashplugin && sudo aptitude install adobe-flashplugin

and the problem remains...

How can I install the plugin??
Thanks in advance.

[Rog131]

Re: Flash Plugin For FF 3.5.2

Here the FF is from the Mozilla. The FF is looking ~/.mozilla/plugins directory.

As default (at here) the ~/.mozilla/plugins directory was empty. I made a symlink (soft link) from the ~/.mozilla/plugins to the /usr/lib/mozilla/plugins.

So now:

ls -l ~/.mozilla/plugins

lrwxrwxrwx 1 rog rog 24 2009-04-26 19:50 /home/rog/.mozilla/plugins -> /usr/lib/mozilla/plugins

and the /usr/lib/mozilla/plugins has:

ls -l /usr/lib/mozilla/plugins

lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 37 2009-04-24 21:51 flashplugin-alternative.so -> /etc/alternatives/mozilla-flashplugin
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 73 2009-07-01 11:06 libjavaplugin_oji.so -> /usr/lib/jvm/java-6-sun-1.6.0.13/jre/plugin/i386/ns7/libjavaplugin_oji.so
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 101696 2009-04-18 21:37 libvlcplugin.so

ls -l /etc/alternatives/mozilla-flashplugin

lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 48 2009-04-24 21:51 /etc/alternatives/mozilla-flashplugin -> /usr/lib/flashplugin-installer/libflashplayer.so

ls -l /usr/lib/flashplugin-installer/libflashplayer.so

-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 10131640 2009-04-24 21:51 /usr/lib/flashplugin-installer/libflashplayer.so

That link chain: flashplugin-alternative.so -> mozilla-flashplugin -> libflashplayer.so is made by the flash installer apps.

The libflashplayer.so is from the flashplugin-installer and it is installed (at here) by the kubuntu-restricted-extras.


I did the symlinking with the Dolphin. Spliting the window - First window: /usr/lib/mozilla. Second window: /home/rog/.mozilla. Drag&droping the "plugins" directory from the first window to the second window - Option: Link Here.


With the cli: man ln (soft/symbolic link)

LN(1) User Commands LN(1)

NAME
ln - make links between files

SYNOPSIS
ln [OPTION]... [-T] TARGET LINK_NAME (1st form)
ln [OPTION]... TARGET (2nd form)
ln [OPTION]... TARGET... DIRECTORY (3rd form)
ln [OPTION]... -t DIRECTORY TARGET... (4th form)

DESCRIPTION

In the 1st form, create a link to TARGET with the name LINK_NAME. In the 2nd form, create a link to TARGET in the current directory. In the 3rd and 4th forms, create links to each TARGET in DIRECTORY. Create hard links by default, symbolic links with --symbolic. When creating hard links, each TARGET must exist.

-s, --symbolic
make symbolic links instead of hard links

[larbac]

Re: Flash Plugin For FF 3.5.2

Sorry, but that's a little much for me yet

Can I copy the files, from one folder to the other?
Isn't there a easier way??

Thanks

[Snowhog]

Re: Flash Plugin For FF 3.5.2

Read Rog131's post closely - he has provided the "easier way."

"I did the symlinking with the Dolphin. Spliting the window - First window: /usr/lib/mozilla. Second window: /home/rog/.mozilla. Drag&droping the "plugins" directory from the first window to the second window - Option: Link Here."

[grizzler]

Re: Flash Plugin For FF 3.5.2

LOL! In spite of what you might think, that is not necessarily an 'easier way'. I fully understand where larbac is coming from...

@larbac

Yes, you can put the file in ~/.mozilla/plugins. That's what I did originally. Actually, I later moved it to /opt/firefox/plugins (I manually installed Firefox in /opt), because that's where the other plugins were and that works just as well.

Rog's method probably is better, though.

Do make sure there aren't any older versions of the plugin lurking about where Firefox might be able to find them (I see you did a 'purge' so you're probably ok there).

[larbac]

Re: Flash Plugin For FF 3.5.2

Hi again

OK, I tried to copy the plugins files from usr>lib>mozila>plugins to my /home/myself/.mozilla but can't find the destination.

So I searched and find on usr>lib>Firefox3.5.2 the plugin folder. Tried to copy the files (plugins) there and make the link, but it says that I don't have permissions.

1º- Is this kind of copy correct?
2º If so, how can I copy the files?

Thanks

[grizzler]

Re: Flash Plugin For FF 3.5.2

Hi again

OK, I tried to copy the plugins files from usr>lib>mozila>plugins to my /home/myself/.mozilla but can't find the destination.

You mean the plugins directory isn't there (inside ~/.mozilla)? Just create it.

So I searched and find on usr>lib>Firefox3.5.2 the plugin folder. Tried to copy the files (plugins) there and make the link, but it says that I don't have permissions.

You need root privileges if you want to do that. Start dolphin with kdesudo dolphin .

[larbac]

Re: Flash Plugin For FF 3.5.2

Hi

One thing: the ~/.mozilla folder is only visible when doing kdesudo dolphin, right?

So I tried to copy my plugin files from usr>lib>Firefox3.5.2 to ~/.mozilla, but the files were already there...

Damn, this is being hard to solve

[dibl]

Re: Flash Plugin For FF 3.5.2

One thing: the ~/.mozilla folder is only visible when doing kdesudo dolphin, right?

no no no -- the hidden files and folders in your user directory are visible in Dolphin when you click "View > Show hidden".

Be very careful using Dolphin in "kdesudo" mode - do not save files in your user folder while using Dolphin (or anything else) as root, or you will change the .ICEauthority permissions and lock yourself out.

[larbac]

Re: Flash Plugin For FF 3.5.2

I still have the problem....

What am I doing wrong?!?!?

[larbac]

Re: Flash Plugin For FF 3.5.2

Another detail that can help to solve:

I have installed Chromium Browser, and it also says that it doesn't have the flash plugin.

This can indicate an error with kubuntu, or not??

Thanks again

[larbac]

Re: Flash Plugin For FF 3.5.2

Another hint:

When I execute FF from terminal I get this:

Gtk-Message: Failed to load module "canberra-gtk-module": /usr/lib/gtk-2.0/modules/libcanberra-gtk-module.so: classe ELF errada: ELFCLASS64

But it opens...

[marcopl]

Re: Flash Plugin For FF 3.5.2

Another detail that can help to solve:

I have installed Chromium Browser, and it also says that it doesn't have the flash plugin.

This can indicate an error with kubuntu, or not??

Thanks again

same problem here.

[marcopl]

Re: Flash Plugin For FF 3.5.2

Another detail that can help to solve:

I have installed Chromium Browser, and it also says that it doesn't have the flash plugin.

This can indicate an error with kubuntu, or not??

Thanks again

same problem here.

larbac, i got it. pls see the chromium post

[larbac]

Re: Flash Plugin For FF 3.5.2

It's working on Chrome, but not on FF