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cjpembo

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Registered: 2008-08-06

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Flash Player 10 Install Instructions (x86_64)

There is a lot of outdated information regarding how to install the Flash plugin in ArchLinux x86_64.

The following instructions will install the latest Adobe Flash 10 Firefox Plugin for a x86_64 Firefox version 3.0.3 on a fresh install of x86_64 Archlinux.  I recommend that you completely rid your system of all files from previous attempts at installing either the nspluginwrapper or flashplugin packages.  This assumes starting from a clean slate.

1.  remove all previous nspluginwrapper and flashplayer files
   a.  look in /usr/lib/firefox*/plugins/
        look in /usr/lib/mozilla/plugins/
        look in /opt/mozilla/lib/plugins/
        look in .mozilla/plugins/

2.  install the following:
     pacman -Sy --asdeps gtk2 lib32-atk lib32-cairo lib32-expat lib32-fontconfig lib32-freetype2 lib32-gcc-libs \
     lib32-glib2 lib32-glibc lib32-gtk2 lib32-libice lib32-libpng lib32-libsm lib32-libx11 lib32-libxau \
     lib32-libxcb lib32-libxcursor lib32-libxext lib32-libxfixes lib32-libxft lib32-libxi lib32-libxinerama \
     lib32-libxmu lib32-libxrandr lib32-libxrender lib32-libxt lib32-pango lib32-pcre lib32-zlib libxt \
     util-linux-ng lib32-alsa-lib lib32-libxdamage lib32-libstdc++5 rpmextract

3.  checkout the latest flash plugin at www.flash.com
   a.  write down the version number from the download page (version 10.0.12.36 as of 10/29/08)

4.  yaourt -S nspluginwrapper-flash-beta
   a.  edit the PKGBUILD to reflect the current version:
        pkgver=10.0.12.36
   b.  edit the PKGBUILD to reflect the current download location:
        source=(http://fpdownload.macromedia.com/get/flashplayer/current/install_flash_player_10_linux.tar.gz)
   c.  remove the md5sum line entirely
   d.  let it install

5.  create a .mozilla/plugins folder in your home directory if it does not already exist

6.  run the following command as a non-root user (the user who owns the .mozilla directory):
     nspluginwrapper -i /opt/mozilla/lib/plugins/libflashplayer.so

7.  enjoy lower CPU usage when watching flash videos

Hope this helps

Chris

Zibi1981

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Registered: 2008-01-31

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Re: Flash Player 10 Install Instructions (x86_64)

So 32-bit chroot environment isn't needed any more?

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Noneus

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Re: Flash Player 10 Install Instructions (x86_64)

No. nspluginwrapper works really nice. For Java there is icedtea6 in AUR.

Zibi1981

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Re: Flash Player 10 Install Instructions (x86_64)

Great Thanks very much

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Radek

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Re: Flash Player 10 Install Instructions (x86_64)

Please write it on wiki.archlinux.org. I think it is the first place where people will search information about flash installing.

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Zibi1981

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Re: Flash Player 10 Install Instructions (x86_64)

But is there a way to install 32-bit flashplugin using Opera's built-in plugin-wrapper without all these 32-bit libraries?

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libervisco

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Re: Flash Player 10 Install Instructions (x86_64)

I'm getting this when running the last command:

/usr/lib/nspluginwrapper/i386/linux/npviewer.bin: error while loading shared libraries: libxcb-render-util.so.0: wrong ELF class: ELFCLASS64
nspluginwrapper: no appropriate viewer found for /opt/mozilla/lib/plugins/libflashplayer.so

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irnn

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Registered: 2008-08-31

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Re: Flash Player 10 Install Instructions (x86_64)

These instructions don't work for me

i get the following error:

[17:15:44:~]> nspluginwrapper -v -i /opt/mozilla/lib/plugins/libflashplayer.so 
/usr/lib/nspluginwrapper/i386/linux/npviewer.bin: error while loading shared libraries: libxcb-render-util.so.0: wrong ELF class: ELFCLASS64
nspluginwrapper: no appropriate viewer found for /opt/mozilla/lib/plugins/libflashplayer.so

Ive checked libxcb and i have both the lib32 versio nand the normal version.

Ive tried all the methods I can find of installing flash. Its annoying me

Any ideas anyone? Am i just being dense?

Nepherte

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Registered: 2008-09-09

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Re: Flash Player 10 Install Instructions (x86_64)

I get the same error. I guess it has something to do with an update, since I had the latest flash working a couple days ago.

Last edited by Nepherte (2008-11-07 23:21:24)

doorknob60

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Re: Flash Player 10 Install Instructions (x86_64)

pacman -S lib32-libxcb

EDIT: Might need this too:
yaourt -S lib32-xcb-util

Last edited by doorknob60 (2008-11-08 00:25:41)

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libervisco

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Re: Flash Player 10 Install Instructions (x86_64)

Thanks doorknob, that worked.

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Nepherte

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Re: Flash Player 10 Install Instructions (x86_64)

I switched to swfdec, but thanks anyway.

WladyX

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Re: Flash Player 10 Install Instructions (x86_64)

Worked flawlessly for me, thanks a lot, this should be on the wiki

Last edited by WladyX (2008-11-11 09:04:42)

JoshuaK

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Re: Flash Player 10 Install Instructions (x86_64)

Nswrapper nor chroot are required anymore, Adobe listened to us! Before Win & Mac 64 bit, as 64 bit users get flash plugin native! It is in AUR and testing repositories. When I install arch today this is definately on my list!:lol:

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SiC

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From: Liverpool, England

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Re: Flash Player 10 Install Instructions (x86_64)

There are a few PKGBUILDS in AUR, I just installed one through yaourt, worked fine, now have native flash

iBertus

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Re: Flash Player 10 Install Instructions (x86_64)

This should be in testing on x86_64.

tanis

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Re: Flash Player 10 Install Instructions (x86_64)

It IS in [testing]: testing/flashplugin 10.0.d20.7-3
So just remove all nspluginwrapper parts, remove all flash/nsplugin related entries from ~/.mozilla/plugins/ and run pacman -S flashplugin

Last edited by tanis (2008-11-23 19:00:31)

thomasknowles

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Re: Flash Player 10 Install Instructions (x86_64)

I simply did:

#cp libflashplayer.so /usr/lib/mozilla/plugins/

though this is from a clean install.

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MoonSwan

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Re: Flash Player 10 Install Instructions (x86_64)

Regarding java, why is icedtea6 referenced as opposed to OpenJava (I believe thats the correct app?) for doing java on the web?

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iBertus

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Re: Flash Player 10 Install Instructions (x86_64)

OpenJDK superceded/replaced IceTea for Java on 64-bit. I've heard several people around the forums say that Sun is planning a 64-bit release in the next JDK release.

tanis

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Re: Flash Player 10 Install Instructions (x86_64)

According to this: http://bugs.sun.com/bugdatabase/view_bu … id=4802695 64bit Java plugin (for 64b Firefox) should be included in JRE 6u12.

Ranguvar

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Re: Flash Player 10 Install Instructions (x86_64)

Can't wait for 6u12 to hit Arch then! 6u10 is current Arch version.

I know about the Open version, and though I love F/LOSS, I'd prefer to stick with standard 1.6 until I can ditch my high school Computer Science...

Last edited by Ranguvar (2008-11-24 18:40:39)