On Tue, 2008-09-16 at 12:43 +0000, Alan Pope wrote:
> Does about:plugins in firefox show "Shockwave Flash" installed as
> npwrapper.libflashplayer.so?
Yes.
Shockwave Flash
File name: npwrapper.libflashplayer.so
Shockwave Flash 9.0 r124
(Column Enabled is filled with "Yes" for both the
application/x-shockwave-flash and application/futuresplash MIME
Types.
> Did you install the package from the repository - flashplugin-nonfree or
> using the installer direct from adobe?
I followed this post: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=772490
I tried in adittion once to install the official adobe package.
>
> ** Changed in: flashplugin-nonfree (Ubuntu)
> Sourcepackagename: None => flashplugin-nonfree
> Status: New => Incomplete
** Description changed:
I' ve been trying for a while to get flash working (with firefox) and I
always face the same "...get latest Flash..." message in youtube for
example. The strange thing is that flash works correctly with epiphany-
browser (which I use currently!).
Details below:
[EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ uname -a
Linux vertical 2.6.24-19-generic #1 SMP Wed Aug 20 17:53:40 UTC 2008 x86_64
GNU/Linux
[EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ lsb_release -rd
Description: Ubuntu 8.04.1
Release: 8.04
+ #Initially an upgrade from Gutsy then a clean Hardy installation performed
#I used/linked to the npwrapper.libflashplayer.so which is to be found
under the /var/lib/flash-nonfree/ directory!!
[EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ ls -al /usr/lib/mozilla/plugins/
total 8
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 2008-09-16 13:19 .
drwxr-xr-x 4 root root 4096 2008-05-05 18:42 ..
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 37 2008-09-16 13:19 flashplugin-alternative.so ->
/etc/alternatives/mozilla-flashplugin
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 42 2008-06-17 19:34 nphelix.so ->
/usr/local/realplayer11/mozilla/nphelix.so
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 43 2008-06-17 19:34 nphelix.xpt ->
/usr/local/realplayer11/mozilla/nphelix.xpt
[EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ ls -al /usr/lib/firefox-addons/plugins
total 12
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 2008-09-16 13:22 .
drwxr-xr-x 5 root root 4096 2008-09-15 12:49 ..
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 42 2008-06-17 20:36 nphelix.so ->
/usr/local/realplayer11/mozilla/nphelix.so
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 43 2008-06-17 20:36 nphelix.xpt ->
/usr/local/realplayer11/mozilla/nphelix.xpt
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 60 2008-09-16 13:22 npwrapper.libflashplayer.so ->
/usr/lib/nspluginwrapper/plugins/npwrapper.libflashplayer.so
+ [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ ls -l
/usr/lib/nspluginwrapper/plugins/npwrapper.libflashplayer.so
+ lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 56 2008-09-16 13:31
/usr/lib/nspluginwrapper/plugins/npwrapper.libflashplayer.so ->
/var/lib/flashplugin-nonfree/npwrapper.libflashplayer.so
+
+
[EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ ls /var/lib/flashplugin-nonfree/ -l
total 84
-rwxr-xr-x 1 nik nik 78248 2008-09-16 13:19 npwrapper.libflashplayer.so
+
+
+ #In firefox the "about:plugins" page gives:
+
+ Shockwave Flash
+ File name: npwrapper.libflashplayer.so
+ Shockwave Flash 9.0 r124
+
+ (Column Enabled is filled with "Yes" for both the
+ application/x-shockwave-flash and application/futuresplash MIME
+ Types)
--
Flash 9 for AMD64 (nspluginwrapper) does not work on Ubuntu Hardy
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/270868
You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu
Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu.
--
ubuntu-bugs mailing list
ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com
https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
