Firefox asking for flash plugin ?

spinr35 · #1 9th June 2012, 01:30 AM

Running fedora 17 on ibm thinkpad t60.

Install of F17 went fine, when I go to a site that has video to display
a box pops up in upper right corner that says "install plugin"
The file I download is in RPM format.

I don't know how to install it.
Any help would be appreciated. Thanks !

Newbie here -

trekkie690 · #2 9th June 2012, 01:50 AM

go to http://get.adobe.com/flashplayer/ download the rpm package either the repo or the flash file itself. then its rpm -ivh <filename>.rpm, or if you have it rp-Uvh <filename>.rpm. Though i always suggest yum localinstall <filename>.rpm

marko · #3 9th June 2012, 02:12 AM

Or do this (the instructions are for Fedora 16 but the procedure is the same for 17)

http://www.mjmwired.net/resources/mj...f16.html#flash

This is better in the long run because any updates will show automatically when you run a check-update

(although it's possible there will be few flash updates any more due to Adobe dropping flash on Linux)

Iron_Mike · #4 9th June 2012, 02:24 AM

Plus there's a new flash-plugin that came through the repos today.....for x64 anyway.

***bob*** · #5 9th June 2012, 02:27 AM

Or simply click on the Fedora Set-Up Guides (link in yellow above and use either EasyLife or AutoPlus.

Chilly Willy · #6 9th June 2012, 03:11 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by marko

(although it's possible there will be few flash updates any more due to Adobe dropping flash on Linux)

If this is the case, then what is taking it's place?

spinr35 · #7 12th June 2012, 09:27 AM

Flash player is now in good working order !

Thanks be to Trekkie for the help.
Your good reply to my question of non-working flash-player
has me more confident of using Fedora 17.

I was surprised how fast it installed the package plugin.
Thanks

george_toolan · #8 12th June 2012, 10:31 AM

Quote:

If this is the case, then what is taking it's place?

HTML 5 maybe?

nonamedotc · #9 12th June 2012, 03:35 PM

Or may be Gnash would improve and replace flash requirements ...

marko · #10 12th June 2012, 03:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Chilly Willy

If this is the case, then what is taking it's place?

Either flash but via the "pepper" generic API, or the free route is gnash or for converted videos HTML5

http://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/...-support-linux