Well thank you for explaining Roy Roy Roy. Justin (sorry, couldn't resist lol)
Linux Canuck wrote: > > Which distro? Each one is different. Some install it by default, so > not at all and some allow the user to decide. In Ubuntu, you install > it from the repositories using Synaptic. You need to enable the > restricted repositories in Synaptic by going to administration | > Synaptic and once in Synaptic click on the Settings | Repositories and > make sure there are checks in the Proprietary and Software Restricted > by Copyright boxes. Then reload the packages information. Once done do > a search for the programs you wish to install. > > Other distros will have it done differently, some don't use Synaptic > at all. Aside from the mechanics of it, there are ethical issues. Some > distros are for open source purists and will not make these available > to you. If you are running 64 bit there aren't even 64 bit flash > capability since Adobe doesn't support it. So the distros have to > allow you to install 32-bit in 64-bit. Welcome to the world of open > source with all of its intricasies. It can be daunting to say the least. > > Roy > > Roy > > Roy > > Linux: Fast, friendly, flexible and .... free! > Support Open source. > <*,)}}+< > Only dead fish go with the flow! > > ----- Original Message ---- > From: David Harris <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > <mailto:youngwill37%40yahoo.com>> > To: [email protected] <mailto:LINUX_Newbies%40yahoogroups.com> > Sent: Sunday, September 7, 2008 9:04:32 PM > Subject: Re: [LINUX_Newbies] Re: Opensuse 11 md5 > > hey dose anyone know how to add java or flashplayer ? > > --- On Sun, 9/7/08, Robert C Wittig <wittig.robert@ sbcglobal. net> wrote: > From: Robert C Wittig <wittig.robert@ sbcglobal. net> > Subject: Re: [LINUX_Newbies] Re: Opensuse 11 md5 > To: LINUX_Newbies@ yahoogroups. com > Date: Sunday, September 7, 2008, 6:42 PM > > Dave wrote: > > > I have tried a different mirror just about everytime I downloaded and > > > also tried a torrent with the same results. Am starting to think they > > > have the wrong MD5 listed for these. > > > Dave > > > > > Red Hat recently had its servers hacked: > > http://linux. slashdot. org/article. pl?sid=08/ 08/22/1341247& from=rss > > Might have happened again, here. > > -- > > -wittig http://www.robertwi ttig.com/ > > http://robertwittig .net/ > > http://robertwittig .org/ > > ... > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > __________________________________________________________ > Instant Messaging, free SMS, sharing photos and more... Try the new > Yahoo! Canada Messenger at http://ca.beta.messenger.yahoo.com/ > <http://ca.beta.messenger.yahoo.com/> > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > ------------------------------------ To unsubscribe from this list, please email [EMAIL PROTECTED] & you will be removed.Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LINUX_Newbies/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LINUX_Newbies/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
