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== Procedure ==
== Procedure ==


=== 1. Remove all previous Flash installations ===
=== Remove all previous Flash installations ===


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=== 2. Remove nspluginwrapper ===
=== Remove nspluginwrapper ===


Since nspluginwrapper is said to degrade performance [http://labs.adobe.com/technologies/flashplayer10/releasenotes_64bit.html#known (known issues)], we must remove it.
Since nspluginwrapper is said to degrade performance [http://labs.adobe.com/technologies/flashplayer10/releasenotes_64bit.html#known (known issues)], we must remove it.
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=== 3. Download the plugin ===
=== Download the plugin ===


At the time of the writting of this HowTo, you can download the plugin from [http://labs.adobe.com/downloads/flashplayer10.html here]. Please visit [http://labs.adobe.com/ Adobe Labs] for more information.
At the time of the writting of this HowTo, you can download the plugin from [http://labs.adobe.com/downloads/flashplayer10.html here]. Please visit [http://labs.adobe.com/ Adobe Labs] for more information.


=== 4. Decompress it ===
=== Decompress it ===


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=== 5. Move it into place ===
=== Move it into place ===


If you want to install it for personal use or you don't have access to root privileges, just copy it into your home directory's .mozilla/plugins directory. Create if if necesary.
If you want to install it for personal use or you don't have access to root privileges, just copy it into your home directory's .mozilla/plugins directory. Create if if necesary.

Revision as of 07:39, 30 November 2008

Flash 64-bit (native) Installation HowTo

This HowTo covers the Flash 64-bit native plugin installation on Fedora 10.

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Be aware that, at the moment of the writing of this HowTo, the Flash 10 plugin is in alpha development state; don't expect it to work perfectly and try to contribute a bit with bug reporting at their bug management site; at: Adobe Bug and Issue Management System

The installation instructions have been interpreted from: Adobe Labs' Linux 64-bit Alpha Release Notes

System Requirements

  • Fedora 10 (others untested)
  • Firefox

Procedure

Remove all previous Flash installations

[renich@introdesk ~]$ su -c 'yum remove flash-plugin'

Remove nspluginwrapper

Since nspluginwrapper is said to degrade performance (known issues), we must remove it.

[renich@introdesk ~]$ su -c 'yum remove flash-plugin'

Download the plugin

At the time of the writting of this HowTo, you can download the plugin from here. Please visit Adobe Labs for more information.

Decompress it

[renich@introdesk Download]$ tar -xzf libflashplayer-10.0.d20.7.linux-x86_64.so.tar.gz 

Move it into place

If you want to install it for personal use or you don't have access to root privileges, just copy it into your home directory's .mozilla/plugins directory. Create if if necesary.

[renich@introdesk Download]$ mkdir -p ~/.mozilla/plugins && mv libflashplayer.so ~/.mozilla/plugins

Testing

Open Firefox and go to your favorite Flash-enabled site for a test.

Troubleshooting

Please, be sure to follow the steps located at: Flash Player's Installation Notes

References