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From: Mick <michaelkintzios@×××××.com>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] www-plugins/adobe-flash-10.1.53.64 won't play in FF & Konqueror
Date: Wed, 23 Jun 2010 10:04:50
Message-Id: AANLkTiks45Yl8OhyRuavbqh6ldlkLHuobw-BMpCOIcTq@mail.gmail.com
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-user] www-plugins/adobe-flash-10.1.53.64 won't play in FF & Konqueror by Alan McKinnon
1 On 23 June 2010 09:03, Alan McKinnon <alan.mckinnon@×××××.com> wrote:
2 > On Tuesday 22 June 2010 23:46:07 Mick wrote:
3
4 >> > I have nsplugins installed and manually performed the nspluginwrapper
5 >> >
6 >> >  config actions to enable the 32-bit flash plugin
7 >>
8 >> Do I need to do that?  Won't Konq work with 64bit flash?
9 >
10 > There is NO 64 bit flash in the latest packages, confirmed in the ebuild.
11
12 This shows how long its been since I had to look into/do anything about this.
13
14 >> I have reinstalled kde-base/nsplugins but Konqueror will still not play.
15 >
16 > You need nspluginwrapper installed and configured. It will find all your 32-
17 > bit plugins and do the necessary to make Konqueror aware of them. This doesn't
18 > happen automatically, every time you update a plugin the config is broken and
19 > has to be redone.
20
21 I've done what Alex suggested which was to add
22 /usr/lib64/nsbrowser/plugins in the Konqueror plugins and then the
23 Scan button found a load of them in there including flash.
24
25 It plays flash fine now!
26
27 Thank you all. :-)
28 --
29 Regards,
30 Mick