Unable to install macromedia flash player on x86_64 arch

Richard Ramson rramson at gmail.com
Mon Apr 4 13:32:20 UTC 2005


On Apr 3, 2005 9:14 PM, Brian Gerst <bgerst at didntduck.org> wrote:
> Richard Ramson wrote:
> > On Apr 3, 2005 8:50 PM, Chuck R. Anderson <cra at wpi.edu> wrote:
> >
> >>On Sun, Apr 03, 2005 at 08:40:58PM -0400, Richard Ramson wrote:
> >>
> >>>Has anyone been able to get macromedia flash or any other flash to
> >>>work on FC4T1?  When I try to install it I get the following message:
> >>>
> >>> ./flashplayer-installer
> >>>
> >>>ERROR: Your architecture, \'x86_64\', is not supported by the
> >>>       Macromedia Flash Player installer.
> >>
> >>Have you tried the RPMS from here:
> >>
> >>http://macromedia.mplug.org/
> >>
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> > Thanks for the quick response.  The rpm from the above link was
> > flash-plugin-7.0.25-1.i386.rpm, but I tried it anyway.  I ran the rpm
> > -iv  flash-plugin-7.0.25-1.i386.rpm and it installed OK, see info
> > below:
> > rpm -iv flash-plugin-7.0.25-1.i386.rpm
> > warning: flash-plugin-7.0.25-1.i386.rpm: Header V3 DSA signature:
> > NOKEY, key ID 8df56d05
> > Preparing packages for installation...
> > flash-plugin-7.0.25-1
> > Setup is complete.
> >
> > I tried going to a site enabled by flash, (www.orjistylez.com) and the
> > site said I need to install flash.  Other sites give the same status.
> > Guess I will have to wait for a  64 bit version :(
> >
> 
> If you want to use flash then you have to use a 32-bit browser.  The
> 64-bit browser cannot load a 32-bit plugin.
> 
> --
>                                 Brian Gerst

Is there anyway to point to a 32 bit version browser?  I'm using
Firefox now, does FC4T1 x86-64 install a 32 bit version for a broswer
as well as a 64 bit version?




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