Getting flash working with Firefox

[Derrick Edwards]

On Sunday 26 December 2004 02:12 pm, Ade Lovett wrote:

	Did I miss why you are not using the linuxpluginwrapper. Talking about easy. 
Installing this port and reading the pkg_message will get you up and running 
very quickly. Just a suggestion.
v/r
Derrick

> Clint Olsen wrote:
> > Not to sound ungrateful, but why does one have to do all this gobbledy
> > gook in order to get flash working?
>
> Because Macromedia haven't made a FreeBSD-native flash plugin.
>
> >  After reading the port and this
> > stuff, I still don't know what in the heck to do.
>
> Then you probably shouldn't attempt this on the basis that you could
> very well hose your entire system as a result.  Go yell at Macromedia
> for not providing a FreeBSD-native plugin.
>
> >  I thought the point
> > of the ports system is to make this stuff easier not bake cookies.
>
> It is.  It does.  I don't know how much simpler things could get than
> 'pkg_add gnome2', for example.
>
> Dealing with cross-platform issues, however, requires a reasonable
> amount of effort.
>
> Sometimes even on the part of those that use the port or package.
>
> Of course, you could always help out by asking Macromedia to produce a
> FreeBSD-native plugin.
>
> -aDe
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