svn commit: r41003 - head/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/desktop

Eitan Adler eadler at FreeBSD.org
Sun Feb 17 22:28:27 UTC 2013


Author: eadler
Date: Sun Feb 17 22:28:26 2013
New Revision: 41003
URL: http://svnweb.freebsd.org/changeset/doc/41003

Log:
  Update the flash portion of the handbook
  
  - remove 7.x specific instructions as the port will be removed shortly
    and 7.x is EoL in a few weeks.
  
  - convert existing steps to <steps>
  
  - explain what to do on an update
  
  Reviewed by:	gjb
  Approved by:	bcr (mentor)

Modified:
  head/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/desktop/chapter.xml

Modified: head/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/desktop/chapter.xml
==============================================================================
--- head/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/desktop/chapter.xml	Sun Feb 17 19:30:25 2013	(r41002)
+++ head/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/desktop/chapter.xml	Sun Feb 17 22:28:26 2013	(r41003)
@@ -366,61 +366,49 @@
 	version of the plugin exists.  This wrapper also provides
 	support for other browser plugins such as &realplayer;.</para>
 
-      <para>The steps required to install and enable this plugin vary
-	by the &os; version:</para>
+      <para>To install and enable this plugin:</para>
 
       <procedure>
 	<step>
-	  <title>Under &os; 7.X</title>
-
-	  <para>Install the <filename
-	      role="package">www/nspluginwrapper</filename> package
-	    or port.  This application requires <filename
-	      role="package">emulators/linux_base-fc4</filename> which
-	    is a large port.</para>
-
-	  <para>Next, install <filename
-	      role="package">www/linux-flashplugin9</filename>.  This
-	    will install &flash; 9.X which is the version known to
-	    run correctly under &os; 7.X.</para>
-	</step>
-
-	<step>
-	  <title>Under &os; 8.X or Newer</title>
-
 	  <para>Compile the <filename
 	      role="package">www/nspluginwrapper</filename> port.
 	    Due to licensing restrictions, a package is not available.
 	    This port requires <filename
 	      role="package">emulators/linux_base-f10</filename> which
 	    is a large port.</para>
+	</step>
 
-	  <para>Next, compile the <filename
+	<step>
+	  <para>Compile the <filename
 	      role="package">www/linux-f10-flashplugin11</filename>
 	    port.  Due to licensing restrictions, a package is not
 	    available.</para>
+	</step>
 
-	  <para>This version of &flash; requires the following link to
-	    be created:</para>
-
+	<step>
 	  <screen>&prompt.root; <userinput>ln -s /usr/local/lib/npapi/linux-f10-flashplugin/libflashplayer.so \
   /usr/local/lib/browser_plugins/</userinput></screen>
 
-	  <para>Manually create <filename
+	  <para>Create <filename
 	      class="directory">/usr/local/lib/browser_plugins</filename>
 	    if it does not already exist on the system.</para>
 	</step>
-      </procedure>
 
-      <para>Once the right &flash; port, according to the &os;
-	version, is installed, the plugin must be installed by each
-	user with <command>nspluginwrapper</command>:</para>
-
-      <screen>&prompt.user; <userinput>nspluginwrapper -v -a -i</userinput></screen>
-
-      <para>Start the browser, enter <literal>about:plugins</literal>
-	in the location bar and press <keycap>Enter</keycap>.  A list
-	should appear with all the currently available plugins.</para>
+	<step>
+	  <para>Before flash is first used each user must run:</para>
+
+	  <screen>&prompt.user; <userinput>nspluginwrapper -v -a -i</userinput></screen>
+
+	  <para>When flash is updated each user must run:</para>
+
+	  <screen>&prompt.user; <userinput>nspluginwrapper -v -a -u</userinput></screen>
+
+	  <para>Start the browser, enter <literal>about:plugins</literal>
+	    in the location bar and press <keycap>Enter</keycap>.  A list
+	    should appear with all the currently available plugins.</para>
+	</step>
+
+      </procedure>
     </sect3>
 
     <sect3 id="moz-swfdec-flash-plugin">


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