flash: linux firefox vs linuxpluginwrapper

[Boris Samorodov]

On Fri, 9 Nov 2007 17:08:12 -0500 Philip M. Gollucci wrote:
> Philip M. Gollucci wrote:
> > John wrote:
> >> I've been struggling to get a handle on the FreeBSD system.  Making good
> >> progress, but then I ran into the fact that Firefox on FreeBSD can't do
> >> flash.  Definite showstopper, for me.  Ok, then I tried to use the
> >> linuxpluginwrapper approach, and it didn't work.
> >>
> >> It made me recall, in reading up on FreeBSD, I did see where somebody
> >> installed both Firefox and Linx-firefox.
> >>
> >> So before I do battle with this Linux wrapper approach, I wondered if I
> >> would be better off simply installing the Linux-firefox?
> >>
> >> Is that easier?  More likely to work?
> > http://unix.derkeiler.com/Mailing-Lists/FreeBSD/questions/2007-07/msg01919.html
> ----> cd /usr/ports/emulators/linux_base-fc6 ; make install clean

> There is now:
> cd /usr/ports/emulators/linux_base-f7 ; make install clean
> which you should use instead -- its newer :)

And please keep an eye at /usr/ports/UPDATING (about linux_base
port).


WBR
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