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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