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satimis · #1 (**permalink**) 03-26-2008, 07:23 AM

Hi folks,

Ubuntu 7.04 server amd64
Mozilla Firefox 2.0.0.12

I need to install Adobe Flash Player which can be download on Adobe Website. I don't think this proprietary package will be available on repo.

$ apt-cache search 'adobe flash player'
No printout

$ apt-cache search 'flash player'

Code:

libflash-swfplayer - GPL Flash (SWF) Library - stand-alone player
liborange-dev - development libraries for liborange
liborange0 - library to extracts CAB files from self-extracting installers
orange - extracts CAB files from self-extracting installers

$ apt-cache search player | grep flash

Code:

libflash-swfplayer - GPL Flash (SWF) Library - stand-alone player
mathwar - A flash card game designed to teach maths

$ sudo apt-get install flashplugin-nonfree

Code:

Password:
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree       
Reading state information... Done
Package flashplugin-nonfree is not available, but is referred to by another package.
This may mean that the package is missing, has been obsoleted, or
is only available from another source
E: Package flashplugin-nonfree has no installation candidate

$ apt-cache search gnash

Code:

gnash - free Flash movie player
gnash-tools - free Flash movie player - Command-line Tools
klash - free Flash movie player
konqueror-plugin-gnash - free Flash movie player - Plugin for Konqueror
libgnash0 - free Flash movie player - shared libraries
mozilla-plugin-gnash - free Flash movie player - Plugin for Mozilla and derivatives

I read positive and negative opinion on Gnash. Not easy for me to decide.

However the tarball available on Adobe website is "install_flash_player_9_linus.tar.gz". I'm running 64 bit Firefox. Is there a solution avoiding installing an additional 32bit Firefox? TIA

B.R.
satimis

Tux-Idiot · #2 (**permalink**) 03-28-2008, 08:04 AM

did you try installing the ia32 libs and chrooting the ia32 libs in x64? there is a nice tuts on how to use prop bin in 32 bit env. google up. and gnu's flash supports flash 8, where as adobe IMHO flash 7. not so sure.
gnash is ideal, if you cvs and svn or git up from the source. and not the .deb bin. if you ask _me_? i would suggest build from source and check for CV's list from vulnerability and update and apply patches as per the need of the hour.
good luck.

satimis · #3 (**permalink**) 03-28-2008, 09:06 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tux-Idiot

did you try installing the ia32 libs and chrooting the ia32 libs in x64? there is a nice tuts on how to use prop bin in 32 bit env. google up. and gnu's flash supports flash 8, where as adobe IMHO flash 7. not so sure.

Thanks for your advice.

I did it before on Fedora7 installing 32bit flash on 64bit Firefox. It worked w/o problem, not difficult to install. As I'm now running 64bit Ubunutu I expect finding a solution on Ubuntu.

Quote:

gnash is ideal, if you cvs and svn or git up from the source. and not the .deb bin. if you ask _me_? i would suggest build from source and check for CV's list from vulnerability and update and apply patches as per the need of the hour.

Yes I have subversion running here. I'll try later. Since this is a server I don't expect installing too many packages particularly X packages. X is not started at boot. I only evoke it in need. I need a GUI browser seaching techical doc/articile on Internet. Text browser can't assist me, too many complaint received on browsing "Run the correct browser !!!!"

Although I can foward X here on a workstation with SSH I try avoiding this practice, running 2 PCs doing a single job. Unless I have no alternative.

B.R.
satimis

Tux-Idiot · #4 (**permalink**) 03-28-2008, 09:56 AM

not at all sure of ubuntu but i did it with debian and slack. kind of ubuntu allergy and also i am trying to make it work in my lfs i call my distro "deserted" why? because this is purely an education distro and nothing to do with name/fame. this is more or less a platform which i am trying to go forward with me learning more than i can learn myself from other distro. when i bake my cake i try to make sure its eatable, atleast.

Debian amd64: iceweasel with i386 plugins, outside a chroot
you may have some trouble with mplayer's 32 bit plugins running them native. i use it to convert the flash files i download as flv and converting them as DVD so i can watch in a dvd player.

spideyak · #5 (**permalink**) 04-10-2008, 03:55 AM

When I use Ubuntu, I base my sources.list off UbuntuGuide. If you follow their steps (i.e., download the key, update, etc.) you can use the following:

Code:

apt-get install flashplugin-nonfree

I've used this with great success. Hope that helps =)...

satimis · #6 (**permalink**) 04-10-2008, 07:33 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by spideyak

When I use Ubuntu, I base my sources.list off UbuntuGuide. If you follow their steps (i.e., download the key, update, etc.) you can use the following:

Code:

apt-get install flashplugin-nonfree

I've used this with great success. Hope that helps =)...

Thanks for your advice.

I can't find flashplug-nonfree on repo

$ sudo apt-get install flashplugin-nonfree

Code:

Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree       
Reading state information... Done
Package flashplugin-nonfree is not available, but is referred to by another package.
This may mean that the package is missing, has been obsoleted, or
is only available from another source
E: Package flashplugin-nonfree has no installation candidate

$ apt-cache search flashplugin-nonfree
No printout

Have following multiverse repo enabled

Code:

deb http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ feisty multiverse
deb-src http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ feisty multiverse
deb http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu feisty-security multiverse
deb-src http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu feisty-security multiverse

Following repo are commented out

Code:

# deb http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ feisty-backports main restricted universe multiverse
# deb-src http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ feisty-backports main restricted universe multiverse

They are backports repo maybe NOT tested. Would there is any problem on enabling them?

TIA

B.R.
satimis

satimis · #7 (**permalink**) 04-10-2008, 07:38 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tux-Idiot

not at all sure of ubuntu but i did it with debian and slack. kind of ubuntu allergy and also i am trying to make it work in my lfs i call my distro "deserted" why? because this is purely an education distro and nothing to do with name/fame. this is more or less a platform which i am trying to go forward with me learning more than i can learn myself from other distro. when i bake my cake i try to make sure its eatable, atleast.

Debian amd64: iceweasel with i386 plugins, outside a chroot
you may have some trouble with mplayer's 32 bit plugins running them native. i use it to convert the flash files i download as flv and converting them as DVD so i can watch in a dvd player.

Thanks again for your advice.

This is a server. I only run X in need browsing Internet for technical document. I don't expect installing too many 32bit packages.

B.R.
satimis

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