On Sun, 2006-04-02 at 12:10 +0100, Doofus wrote: > Sridhar M.A. wrote: > > >On Sun, Apr 02, 2006 at 11:20:05AM +0100, Doofus wrote: > > > > > > > > > > >I've downloaded "install_flash_player_7_linux.tar.gz" from > > > >macromedia.com, installed Takuo's "flashplugin-nonfree" package with > > > >dependecies (ruby, debconf), then ran the "update-flashplugin" script. > > > >All as root. > > > > > > > > > > > >Nothing... > > > > > > > >The firefox browser reports "No plug-ins are installed". > > > > > > > > Sorry I didn't finish properly. > > > > > > I'm running sarge. The during installation aptitude and > > > update-flashplugin report: > > > > > > Setting up flashplugin-nonfree (7.0.25-5) ... > > > I: checking http://macromedis.rediris.es/tarball/debian/ ... > > > No new version is detected. ( = Not installed) > > > > > > And the actual plugin file isn't on the machine anywhere. > > > > > > > > > I'm mystified because I got this working fine a couple of weeks ago on > > a > > > similar machine. > > > Can anyone please advise? > > > > > > >Not exactly an answer, but why don't you install > >flashplayer-mozilla_7.0.61.0-0.1_i386.deb from ftp.nerim.net. That sets > >up things correctly. > > > > Not at all the answer I wanted but still much appreciated. After > removing "flashplugin-nonfree", which conflicted, that works perfectly. > > I'd love to understand why the debian system method doesn't work though. > Clearly it'd be nicer to have a script you can run occasionally that > checks for and installs updated plugins with little interaction. The > output message above from the update-flashplugin script suggests it's > decided there's already a flash player installed, but this is a newly > built machine with virtually nothing done to it yet except a newly built > kernel, X and WindowMaker.
Put this in your sources.list: deb ftp://ftp.nerim.net/debian-marillat/ sid main Adjust for sid or testing as to your system needs. # apt-get install flashplugin-nonfree You'll get flashplugin-nonfree 7.0.63.1 that works perfectly. -- ----------------------------------------------------------------- Ron Johnson, Jr. Jefferson, LA USA "Sometime they'll give a war and nobody will come." Carl Sandburg Oh, come on. Sure they will. That's what testosterone is for... -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
