slackware64 13.0 flash in konqueror without mozilla

tjwoosta · 05-03-2010, 01:37 PM

I just installed slackware64 13.0 and I cant get flash working in konqueror.

First I tried downloading the .tar.gz from the adobe website and moving libflashplayer.so into ~/.mozilla/plugins (I had to make the directory first since firefox isnt installed). That didn't work, I even rebooted but still nothing I also went into konqueror's settings>configure konqueror>plugins and choose scan for plugins, but nothing happens. It doesn't even seem to respond when i click the button.

Next I removed the .mozilla directory that I made earlier and tried installing multimedia/flash-player-pl from slackbuilds with sbopkg, but same issues as before. Tried rebooting, tried scanning for plugins, nothing.

Any suggestions?

serafean · 05-03-2010, 02:17 PM

Hi,

Quote:

I just installed slackware64

I suppose that this means you installed the 64 bit version of slackware, you then must install the 64bit flash plugin, or get a working nspluginwrapper.

tjwoosta · 05-03-2010, 02:48 PM

That is the same one I originally tried, and the same one that the slackbuild installed. It just doesn't seem to register in konqueror no matter what I do.

ChrisAbela · 05-03-2010, 03:29 PM

Does this help:

Quote:

slackpkg install flashplayer-plugin

It's in the /extra repository

tjwoosta · 05-03-2010, 03:44 PM

Code:

root@Slackware:~# slackpkg install flashplayer-plugin

Looking for flashplayer-plugin in package list. Please wait... DONE

No packages match the pattern for install. Try:

        /usr/sbin/slackpkg reinstall|upgrade


root@Slackware:~#

Code:

root@Slackware:~# slackpkg search flashplayer-plugin

No package contains the selected pattern.

root@Slackware:~#slackpkg search flash

The list below shows all packages with the selected pattern.

[ installed ] - kernel-modules-2.6.29.6-x86_64-3
[ installed ] - kernel-source-2.6.29.6-noarch-3
[ installed ] - devs-2.3.1-noarch-25
[ installed ] - file-5.03-x86_64-1
[ installed ] - cdrtools-2.01.01a57-x86_64-3
[ installed ] - zsh-4.3.10-x86_64-1
[ installed ] - kdeaccessibility-4.2.4-x86_64-1
[ installed ] - kdeartwork-4.2.4-x86_64-1
[ installed ] - kdebase-runtime-4.2.4-x86_64-2
[ installed ] - kdebindings-4.2.4-x86_64-1
[ installed ] - kdeedu-4.2.4-x86_64-1
[ installed ] - kdelibs-4.2.4-x86_64-3
[uninstalled] - kde-l10n-de-4.2.4-noarch-1
[uninstalled] - kde-l10n-hu-4.2.4-noarch-1
[uninstalled] - kde-l10n-sv-4.2.4-noarch-1
[ installed ] - gnome-icon-theme-2.26.0-x86_64-1
[ installed ] - libvisual-plugins-0.4.0-x86_64-2
[ installed ] - netpbm-10.35.22-x86_64-1
[ installed ] - tango-icon-theme-0.8.90-noarch-1
[ installed ] - tetex-doc-3.0-x86_64-6
[uninstalled] - kdelibs3-3.5.10-x86_64-opt1

root@Slackware:~#

Alien Bob · 05-03-2010, 03:56 PM

That's because the flashpalyer-plugin in /extra actually only is the SlackBuild script, and only on Slackware64.
Slackware will not (can not) distribute the Flash plugin binaries. You will have to create a package yourself.

Eric

tjwoosta · 05-03-2010, 04:17 PM

The problem doesnt seem to be about creating a package, the libflashplayer.so file is installing fine when I use the slackbuild (or if it manually for that matter).

The problem is that konqueror for some unknown reason doesn't see it. I just installed firefox for reference and it seems to work fine in firefox, but I don't want firefox, I want konqueror.

If I go open konqueror and click Settings > Configure Konqueror, then choose plugins and then the plugins tab I can select the directories that konqueror loads plugins from. But even though the directory conatining libflashplayer.so is listed, libflashplayer.so doesn't show up. I choose scan for plugins and nothing happens.

EDIT: should also mention that permissions appear to be fine

Shadow_7 · 05-26-2010, 03:54 AM

I don't know if this helps, but...

mv ~/.kde/share/config/konq* /someplace/else/
mv ~/.kde/share/apps/konqueror /someplace/else/

And start up konqueror. Load your destination page. Scan for plugins, then reload/refresh the destination page. And for YouTube.com this works for me. For Hulu.com not yet. The nspluginwrapper crashes too often and the cpu is near maxed. I slid the slider down towards medium versus highest as well. The fact that youtube works for me proves that the plugin functions. Oddly right mouse and open with (other browser) works just fine in the OTHER browser.

It's something. But debian lenny in my case. Fresh install but old /home/. Late April install. Unfortunately I installed kchmviewer and konqueror became my default web browser in the process. Previously Epiphany for that toolbar icon. kchmviewer didn't even work, but xchm did. OLD Audigy SE manual in compiled html format, versus .hlp or .pdf like other equally old stuff. Not so much a solution, but something to get you moving again.

revoemag · 05-27-2010, 09:09 PM

http://www.basicconfig.com/install_a...lackware_linux

Quote:

Update!

The new 'install_flash_player_10_linux.tar.gz' file contains only 'libflashplayer.so' file when you extract it. What you need to do is just copy the libflashplayer.so file to the /firefox/plugins directory (and other web browser as well). Here's the complete 'howto' steps:

1. Download 'install_flash_player_10_linux.tar.gz' from adobe website.
2. Extract it when the download is finished. The command is tar zxvf /path-to/install_flash_player_10_linux.tar.gz.
3. Copy 'libflashplayer.so' to /usr/lib/firefox-3.X.XX/plugins directory. Here is the command example: cp /path-to/libflashplayer.so /usr/lib/firefox-3.0.13/plugins.
4. Open Firefox web browser. Type about

lugins to verify flash player.

That's all.

In 64 I couldn't find usr/lib/firefox3.* so I did
#find / -name firefox

Came up with /usr/lib64/firefox3.6.3 from copied the plugin to there. Should work for konqueror as well.

Edit: also used the 64 plugin from above.