Mozilla and Flash

[Brad Kittredge]

On Fri, 2004-01-23 at 09:13, Sean Kennedy wrote:
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> Ok, I know this is a common topic on the list, but I still haven't
> gotten it working.
> 
> I have tried with both Moz 1.4.1 and Moz 1.6.
> 
> Using the flash installer, I first tried ( as root ) to feed it the
> /usr/lib/mozilla directory.  No luck.
> 
> So then, I fed it the /usr/lib/mozilla-version directory, and it
> worked.  Or so I thought.
> 
> Checked in the browser, no flash.  So, reading the mailing list ( and
> google, I did my homework ), I found that, in some cases,
> compat-libstdc++ needs to be installed, so I did.  Still no luck.
> Thinking that, I've tried everything else, might as well try this:  I
> copied the appropriate flash files to /usr/lib/mozilla/plugins.  And
> no, it didn't work.
> 
> So can anybody tell me what I overlooked or did wrong?  It would be
> greatly apprecaited.

Try adding this to your /etc/yum.conf

[macromedia-flash-plugin]
name=Macromedia Flash Plugin with redistribution limitations
baseurl=http://macromedia.mplug.org/apt/fedora/$releasever


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Brad Kittredge <fedora at mauryisland.com>