Install Flash Plugin in Firefox - 64 Bit [Solved]

Cool G5 · 2010-12-17 10:16:47

I tried to install the 32bit flash plugin in firefox as per this wiki page here : https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/In … bit_System

When I issue the command to install flashplugin via pacman, I get :

error: 'flashplugin': could not find or read package

Even when I issue Pacman -S nspluginwrapper, I get the same(above) error.

Also I tried copying 64bit flash plugin downloaded from adobe into /usr/lib/mozilla/plugins but it doesn't shows up in about:plugins. I searched the forum & found a thread on flash plugin installation but do not want to go through the hectic way of compiling via AUR.

Last edited by Cool G5 (2010-12-17 13:01:52)

Dogmeat · 2010-12-17 10:23:42

If you don't want to install a native 64-bit flashplugin from AUR (flashplugin-prerelease) then enable multilib repo in /etc/pacman.conf and install 32-bit flashplugin by a simple command

pacman -Syu flashplugin

Last edited by Dogmeat (2010-12-17 10:25:13)

Cool G5 · 2010-12-17 13:01:37

Thank you dogmeat. Silly me, when I edited the pacman.conf for the first time, I removed the # in front of the Include line but not from the front of the Multilib. That's why i was unable to install it.

miro279 · 2010-12-17 19:31:35

The 64 version from aur seems to work pretty stable and is a lot faster then the 32bit version from multilib. I would highly suggest to use it! http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=32072

SS4 · 2010-12-17 19:36:31

miro279 wrote:

The 64 version from aur seems to work pretty stable and is a lot faster then the 32bit version from multilib. I would highly suggest to use it! http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=32072

I concur, I've had no issues using the 64 bit package. I got mine from the unofficial [archlinuxfr] repo

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#1 2010-12-17 10:16:47

Install Flash Plugin in Firefox - 64 Bit [Solved]

#2 2010-12-17 10:23:42

Re: Install Flash Plugin in Firefox - 64 Bit [Solved]

#3 2010-12-17 13:01:37

Re: Install Flash Plugin in Firefox - 64 Bit [Solved]

#4 2010-12-17 19:31:35

Re: Install Flash Plugin in Firefox - 64 Bit [Solved]

#5 2010-12-17 19:36:31

Re: Install Flash Plugin in Firefox - 64 Bit [Solved]

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