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#1 2010-07-13 16:12:54

ace_w1zard
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Flash on Arch?

Hey guys i have the 64 bit version of arch, i read up on the wiki on how to install the 32 bit flash on a 64 bit OS, but it didnt work for me and i still cant watch basic youtube videos. How can i install Arch from the AUR, or the adobe webpage?

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#2 2010-07-13 16:18:06

Inxsible
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Re: Flash on Arch?

ace_w1zard wrote:

Hey guys i have the 64 bit version of arch, i read up on the wiki on how to install the 32 bit flash on a 64 bit OS, but it didnt work for me and i still cant watch basic youtube videos. How can i install Arch from the AUR, or the adobe webpage?

you surely mean install flash from AUR and not Arch from AUR tongue

how did you install flash? what steps did you follow? Did you get any errors?

Simply saying xxx didn't work for me doesn't help us at all.

What if I were to say to you : I installed it and it works for me


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#3 2010-07-13 16:18:11

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#4 2010-07-13 16:27:08

reed9
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Re: Flash on Arch?

This is what I use: http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=6232

Works fine for me.

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#5 2010-07-13 16:28:56

ace_w1zard
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Re: Flash on Arch?

Inxsible wrote:
ace_w1zard wrote:

Hey guys i have the 64 bit version of arch, i read up on the wiki on how to install the 32 bit flash on a 64 bit OS, but it didnt work for me and i still cant watch basic youtube videos. How can i install Arch from the AUR, or the adobe webpage?

you surely mean install flash from AUR and not Arch from AUR tongue

how did you install flash? what steps did you follow? Did you get any errors?

Simply saying xxx didn't work for me doesn't help us at all.

What if I were to say to you : I installed it and it works for me

yea, lol sorry:P, i used this wiki page to guid me on my installzation, http://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Ins … bit_System,
as a root user i typed in the command [pacmans -S nspluginwrapper] It downloaded succesfully , then i went back to normal user and typed in the command [$ nspluginwrapper -v -a -i] i go the following error message "bash: nspulginwrapper: command not found", and then nothing, i got no flash, i followed it and got nothing, please help if you can. send me a link or something, im not lazy, i will read, i just come here when i have no more options.

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#6 2010-07-13 16:35:17

hokasch
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Re: Flash on Arch?

ace wrote:

i used this wiki page to guid me on my installzation, http://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Ins … it_System,
as a root user i typed in the command [pacmans -S nspluginwrapper

wiki wrote:

Install nspluginwrapper-flash from AUR.

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#7 2010-07-13 17:49:45

ace_w1zard
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Re: Flash on Arch?

hokasch wrote:
ace wrote:

i used this wiki page to guid me on my installzation, http://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Ins … it_System,
as a root user i typed in the command [pacmans -S nspluginwrapper

wiki wrote:

Install nspluginwrapper-flash from AUR.

ohh ok, so i type in [pacman -S nspluginwrapper-flash] and then follow the directions?

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#8 2010-07-13 18:09:25

Inxsible
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Re: Flash on Arch?

ace_w1zard wrote:

ohh ok, so i type in [pacman -S nspluginwrapper-flash] and then follow the directions?

I would say yes as long as pacman is your alias for an AUR helper smile

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#9 2010-07-13 18:11:59

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Re: Flash on Arch?

You don't get anything from AUR with "pacman -S." Instead you need to follow the instructions given here.

I haven't done this myself, as I've a grudge against Adobe.

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#10 2010-07-13 18:13:49

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Re: Flash on Arch?

or you can use one of many available aur helpers

http://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Aur_helpers


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#11 2010-07-13 19:29:06

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Re: Flash on Arch?

This works for me (Chromium):

#!/bin/bash

echo "Killing any Chromium processes..."
sudo killall -9 chromium

echo "Installing Flash Player 10 linux 64-bit"
cd ~
wget http://download.macromedia.com/pub/labs/flashplayer10/libflashplayer-10.0.45.2.linux-x86_64.so.tar.gz
tar -zxvf libflashplayer-10.0.45.2.linux-x86_64.so.tar.gz
sudo cp libflashplayer.so /usr/lib/chromium/plugins/

# cleaning up:
sudo rm -rf libflashplayer.so 
sudo rm -rf libflashplayer-10.0.45.2.linux-x86_64.so.tar.gz

Adobe doesn't let you download that from their page anymore though (the direct link still works) so there may be security holes or something...

Last edited by mk12 (2010-07-13 19:30:44)

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#12 2010-07-13 19:40:21

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Re: Flash on Arch?

Holy crap guys, how'd you all miss thissmile

Anyway yeah, 64-bit flash wasn't updated to 10.1, and 10.0 has something like 23 remote code execution vulnerabilities, so there's no more Arch package.  I'd go with nspluginwrapper, or run your browser from a 32-bit chroot.

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#13 2010-07-14 04:30:35

mk12
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Re: Flash on Arch?

So I shouldn't be using that 64 bit flash?

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#14 2010-07-14 04:44:41

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Re: Flash on Arch?

mk12 wrote:

So I shouldn't be using that 64 bit flash?

It just means that the 64-bit flashplugin package is now unsupported in the official repos. You can still use what's in the AUR, or an older version of flashplugin smile

Inxsible wrote:

you surely mean install flash from AUR and not Arch from AUR tongue

http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?O … _Search=Go tongue

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#15 2010-07-14 05:17:41

Allan
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Re: Flash on Arch?

itsbrad212 wrote:
Inxsible wrote:

you surely mean install flash from AUR and not Arch from AUR tongue

http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?O … _Search=Go tongue

Arch is not in the AUR.  It is in [extra]:

> pacman -Si arch
Repository     : extra
Name           : arch

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#16 2010-07-14 17:57:24

mk12
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Re: Flash on Arch?

itsbrad212 wrote:
mk12 wrote:

So I shouldn't be using that 64 bit flash?

It just means that the 64-bit flashplugin package is now unsupported in the official repos. You can still use what's in the AUR, or an older version of flashplugin smile

What I meant was is it unsafe to continue using it, with those vulnerabilities or whatever?

Last edited by mk12 (2010-07-14 17:57:35)

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#17 2010-07-14 19:16:57

tavianator
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Re: Flash on Arch?

mk12 wrote:

What I meant was is it unsafe to continue using it, with those vulnerabilities or whatever?

I'm usually pretty liberal about stuff like this, but any time software has 20-something public exploitable holes, I'd say it's pretty risky to use it.  The risk is largely mitigated by the fact that Linux isn't as popular as Windows or Mac, so the exploits will be written for those OSes.

What I would do is install flashplugin-native64 from the AUR, and use an extension like flashblock to whitelist some sites you need flash for, like youtube.

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#18 2010-07-16 00:24:31

mk12
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Re: Flash on Arch?

tavianator wrote:
mk12 wrote:

What I meant was is it unsafe to continue using it, with those vulnerabilities or whatever?

I'm usually pretty liberal about stuff like this, but any time software has 20-something public exploitable holes, I'd say it's pretty risky to use it.  The risk is largely mitigated by the fact that Linux isn't as popular as Windows or Mac, so the exploits will be written for those OSes.

What I would do is install flashplugin-native64 from the AUR, and use an extension like flashblock to whitelist some sites you need flash for, like youtube.

Ok, I will probably do that. I don't want the hassle of 32 bit flash and nspluginwrapper. YouTube videos work fine with the 64 bit flash, the only problem is there's no audio because I disabled it because of that constant, super annoying crackling/static noise with my iMac >.< (I posted a thread about that but no one replied).

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#19 2010-07-16 01:33:05

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Re: Flash on Arch?

If youtube is your main concern, use html5 there. It's not as feature rich and is heavier on the CPU, but it works on most videos.

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#20 2010-07-16 09:15:40

kriz
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Re: Flash on Arch?

You could also replace flashplayer in youtube with your own web-mediaplayer, like gecko. you just have to install FlashVideoReplacer addon for firefox


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