cant install flashplugin help

amozombite · 2011-08-07 18:08:30

hi, Im trying to install the flashplugin using pacman -U and the route to the .tar.gz package so
#pacman -U /home/usr/flashplayer11_bl_install_lin_64_071311.tar.gz
however it gives me the following errors:

error: missing package metadata in /home/btc/flashplayer11_b1_install_lin_64_071311.tar.gz
error: '/home/btc/flashplayer11_b1_install_lin_64_071311.tar.gz': invalid or corrupted package

ive tried tons of times, redownloading the file, making the package and the install but it gives me the same errors,
any clues on what im doing wrong or what should i do?

thanks in advance

amozombite

Last edited by amozombite (2011-08-14 18:12:13)

litemotiv · 2011-08-07 18:12:48

Please change the capitals in your topic title to lower case amozombite, see https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Fo … ow_to_Post

karol · 2011-08-07 18:14:08

Have you tried installing flashplugin from the repos?

Graveer · 2011-08-07 18:53:55

You are probably trying to install the wrong package. Try:

pacman -U flashplugin-beta-11.0.1.60-2-x86_64.pkg.tar.xz

karol · 2011-08-07 18:57:05

Graveer wrote:

You are probably trying to install the wrong package. Try:
pacman -U flashplugin-beta-11.0.1.60-2-x86_64.pkg.tar.xz

Look at the url he posted, it's not an Arch package at all.

Gooru · 2011-08-07 19:00:58

https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Flash

Graveer · 2011-08-07 19:05:36

karol wrote:

Graveer wrote:
You are probably trying to install the wrong package. Try:
pacman -U flashplugin-beta-11.0.1.60-2-x86_64.pkg.tar.xz
Look at the url he posted, it's not an Arch package at all.

I know. He is trying to install the package makepkg downloaded in order to make an actual pkg.tar.xz and, if everything went ok, it should be in the same directory.

Durden · 2011-08-07 23:05:51

/home/usr ??

karol · 2011-08-07 23:07:54

Durden wrote:

/home/usr ??

amozombite wrote:

however it gives me the following errors:
error: missing package metadata in /home/btc/flashplayer11_b1_install_lin_64_071311.tar.gz
error: '/home/btc/flashplayer11_b1_install_lin_64_071311.tar.gz': invalid or corrupted package

He meant /home/<user> .

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#1 2011-08-07 18:08:30

cant install flashplugin help

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Re: cant install flashplugin help

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