[plug] 64-bit flash player for Linux

[Jim Householder]

Adrian Woodley wrote:
> Jim,
> 
> Try dropping the .so into /usr/lib/firefox-3.0.4/plugins
> 
> Cheers,
> 

Thanks, but still no luck

> Adrian
> 
> Jim Householder wrote:
>> Adrian Woodley wrote:
>>  
>>> Typical - Adobe release this a month after I'd given up trying to get
>>> ABC's iView working under 64bit and reformated my MythTV box with 32bit.
>>>
>>> Tried it last night on my workstation and it worked a treat!
>>>
>>> Adrian
>>>
>>> daniel at flashware.net wrote:
>>>    
>>>> http://www.itnews.com.au/News/89177,adobe-throws-64-bit-flash-player-open.aspx
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> AT THE REQUEST of open-sorcerers, Adobe is releasing an alpha version
>>>> of its Flash Player 10 technology for 64-bit Linux users at its Max
>>>> Conference in San Francisco today.
>>>>       
>>
>> I got it, and put a link to it in .../firefox/plugins.  Some pages use
>> it, others don't see it and say I need to get it.
>>
>> I suspect the pages that do not see it check the installed add-ons list
>> rather than check for the .so file.  A real pain.  The list points to
>> directories that have metadata as well as the add-on.
>>
>> Any clues as to how to tell such pages it's there?
>>
>> TIA
>> Jim
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