Getting flash to work iceweasel is very easy, get the source code for flash like you did, untarball it and then do this. cd to ~/.mozilla - mkdir plugins - and then copy file "libflashplayer.so" to ~/.mozilla/plugins/.
Have not mucked with Epiphany much as I dumped it because of its requirement to have gnome-network-manager to configure it for using a proxy when I use fluxbox. Tim Victor Soich wrote: > Hi, > > I installed debian on my laptop. > > I am using epiphany and iceweasel. > I followed the instruction from adobe's website to install flash: > > > Installation instructions for tar.gz > > 1. Click the download link to begin installation. A dialog box > will appear asking you where to save the file. > 2. Save the .tar.gz file to your desktop and wait for the file > to download completely. > 3. Unpackage the file. A directory called > install_flash_player_10_linux will be created. > 4. In terminal, navigate to this directory and type > ./flashplayer-installer to run the installer. Click Enter. The > installer will instruct you to shut down your browser(s). > 5. Once the installation is complete, the plug-in will be > installed in your Mozilla browser. To verify, launch Mozilla and > choose Help > About Plug-ins from the browser menu. > > > As root in the following directory...... > > > /home/victor/Desktop/install_flash_player_10_linux# ls -la > total 9944 > drwxr-xr-x 2 victor victor 4096 2009-02-02 18:06 . > drwxr-xr-x 4 victor victor 4096 2009-04-17 12:44 .. > -r-xr-xr-x 1 victor victor 21701 2009-02-02 18:06 flashplayer-installer > -rwxr-xr-x 1 victor victor 10131640 2009-02-02 18:06 libflashplayer.so > > > I run the command.... > > ./flashplayer-installer > > The installation program runs and eventuall says... > > Please enter the installation path of the Mozilla, Netscape, > or Opera browser (i.e., /usr/lib/mozilla): > > > at which point I type..... > > /usr/lib/mozilla > > because that path does exist on my system > but I keep getting...... > > > WARNING: Please enter a valid installation path. > > Please enter the installation path of the Mozilla, Netscape, > or Opera browser (i.e., /usr/lib/mozilla): > > > I also get the WARNING: above when I type in > > /usr/lib/iceweasel > /usr/lib/epiphany > > > How do I get flash to work with epiphany and iceweasel? > > Sincerely, > Victor Soich > _______________________________________________ > PLUG mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug > > _______________________________________________ PLUG mailing list [email protected] http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug
