[TriLUG] Flash player

Jim Ray jim at neuse.net
Fri Jan 17 11:09:47 EST 2003


macromedia said i didn't have any class and wouldn't need to install that one.

	-----Original Message----- 
	From: Janyne Kizer [mailto:janyne_kizer at ncsu.edu] 
	Sent: Fri 1/17/2003 11:02 AM 
	To: trilug at trilug.org 
	Cc: 
	Subject: Re: [TriLUG] Flash player
	
	

	Yes, the other file is the Java class file ShockwaveFlash.class. 

	According to version 5's readme file, all you need to do is copy the 
	Macromedia Flash Player  (libflashplayer.so) into the Netscape plug-in 
	directory. 

	Jim Ray wrote: 
	> 
	> i don't have the read me file in front of me at the moment yet didn't have any problem getting it to work w/ rh8.  weren't there 2 files?  maybe the other was a man page or something.

	> 
	>         -----Original Message----- 
	>         From: Janyne Kizer [mailto:janyne_kizer at ncsu.edu] 
	>         Sent: Fri 1/17/2003 10:11 AM 
	>         To: Triangle Linux Users Group 
	>         Cc: 
	>         Subject: [TriLUG] Flash player 
	> 
	> 
	> 
	>         I am having problems with the Flash player and seeking some suggestions 
	>         for resolving this issue.  I have tried both 5 and 6.  5 was working 
	>         under Netscape 4.78 on RH 7.2 but at some point it stopped and I didn't 
	>         notice until about a month ago.  The libflashplayer.so file is in 
	>         /usr/lib/netscape/plugins right where it is supposed to be.  When 5 
	>         wasn't working I tried 6 but still no dice.  It doesn't show up in About 
	>         -> Plugins and it doesn't work when I go to sites with Flash.  I then 
	>         decided to try under Mozilla 1.2 and Mozilla crashes when either player 
	>         is installed, although Mozilla does say that Flash is installed in About 
	>         -> Plugins.  FWIW, it kinda works under Opera but it is flakey. 
	> 
	>         --- 
	> 
	>         Janyne Kizer 
	>         Systems Programmer Administrator 
	>         NC State University, College of Agriculture & Life Sciences 
	>         Extension Information Technology 
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	Janyne Kizer 
	Systems Programmer Administrator 
	NC State University, College of Agriculture & Life Sciences 
	Extension Information Technology 
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