[SOLVED]Flash doesn't work

DisturbedFood · 2011-03-17 18:14:21

hello, i have just installed arch linux, got it set up with e16 and the programs i want, but when i installed the flashplugin package, i started getting errors from all flash sites. YouTube told me "You need to upgrade your Adobe Flash Player to watch this video."

Alright, so i downloaded the .deb file from adobes site, used deb2targz, extracted it, and merged the usr files with the ones on my system.

after a reboot, i get the same error.

does anyone know how to fix this?

Last edited by DisturbedFood (2011-03-17 20:52:51)

Inxsible · 2011-03-17 18:17:33

why not simply use flashplugin from [extra] if you are on 32 bit OS OR [multilib] -- if you are using a 64 bit OS ?

Also, our wiki is quite excellent. Have a look at it : https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Flash#Flash_Player

and welcome to the forums.

DisturbedFood · 2011-03-17 18:22:27

i did install flashplugin from [extra] (first thing i did), i'm on 32bit..

also, i use firefox namoroka 3.6.15, if that makes any difference.

Last edited by DisturbedFood (2011-03-17 18:23:09)

stlarch · 2011-03-17 19:10:12

Maybe try installing ttf-ms-fonts from the AUR like the wiki says, if you don't have it already.

DisturbedFood · 2011-03-17 19:59:55

that didnt do the trick either.

I decided to reinstall flashplugin, and then i noticed a warning that said "warning: directory permissions differ on usr/lib/mozilla. filesystem: 700 package: 755."
should i just try to chmod /usr/lib/mozilla, and then reinstall Flash?

EDIT: Yep, i just ran sudo chmod 755 /usr/lib/mozilla, and reinstalled flash. Works well

Last edited by DisturbedFood (2011-03-17 20:52:35)

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[SOLVED]Flash doesn't work

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