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#1 2011-03-03 01:07:54

xcrx
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Registered: 2011-03-01
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what is the deal with flash?

I can't seem to get the flash plugin to install. Is there a problem with it at the moment or am I doing something wrong? I can download other packages just not flashplugin.

I am very confused.

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#2 2011-03-03 01:17:33

cesura
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Re: what is the deal with flash?

Are you on a 64-bit system?

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#3 2011-03-03 01:22:20

tomk
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Re: what is the deal with flash?

Screenshot deleted for being ridiculously large - please read the image posting guidelines (and all the rest) here.

When you've done that, read the flash wiki page here.

Obviously you're new here, so welcome. You are required to search the wiki and forum before posting, as it is very likely that your question has already been answered.

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#4 2011-03-03 01:36:51

xcrx
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Re: what is the deal with flash?

Sorry about the screenshot being too large. I did read that wiki and a few other pages before posting.

I am on a 64bit system but I am not sure what this has to do with the pacman not finding the file in the repository. It isn't an issue of it not working it is an issue of it not downloading.

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#5 2011-03-03 01:50:56

jtkiv
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Re: what is the deal with flash?

you going after the "flashplugin" package?

check /etc/pacman.conf, see that multilib is uncommented and maybe uncomment more mirrors in /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist


also, http://www.archlinux.org/packages/multi … ashplugin/ <-- you can download from your browser with the "download from mirror", and install with pacman (if issue is with downloading?).

pacman wiki article wrote:

Install a 'local' package that is not from a repository:

# pacman -U /path/to/package/package_name-version.pkg.tar.xz

Last edited by jtkiv (2011-03-03 02:09:16)

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#6 2011-03-03 02:07:08

cesura
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Re: what is the deal with flash?

Yep. As stated above, you're going to need to have the [multilib] repository enabled. smile

EDIT: More info here.

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#7 2011-03-03 02:13:14

xcrx
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Registered: 2011-03-01
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Re: what is the deal with flash?

jtkiv - Yes I am after the flashplugin package that you linked me to. I did have multilib commented out  which i changed now and rebooted. I have all the mirrors under the "any" section and the "united states" section uncommented, still no dice. I donwloaded the package from the link you gave me and it seemed like it was going to work but after it checked for dependancies it told me it couldn't find lib32-libxt. I tried downloading that from pacman but I get the same package can't be found type message.

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#8 2011-03-03 02:28:26

xcrx
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Re: what is the deal with flash?

I forgot to update pacman after I enabled multilib. It seems to be working now or at least downloading. Thank you very much for all your help.

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#9 2011-03-03 02:39:58

falconindy
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Re: what is the deal with flash?

sein.jpg
What is the deal with flash?

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#10 2011-03-03 03:02:24

xcrx
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Registered: 2011-03-01
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Re: what is the deal with flash?

falconindy wrote:

lol

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#11 2011-03-03 22:04:14

sdouble
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From: Iowa, US
Registered: 2010-01-10
Posts: 7

Re: what is the deal with flash?

falconindy wrote:

Buy one get one free.

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