From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Sep 12 08:40:16 2006 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8E7AC16A415 for ; Tue, 12 Sep 2006 08:40:16 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from freebsd-questions@voidcaptain.com) Received: from mx4.x15.net (mx4.x15.net [69.55.237.194]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 305B943D45 for ; Tue, 12 Sep 2006 08:40:16 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from freebsd-questions@voidcaptain.com) Received: from [63.196.213.76] by mx4.x15.net with ESMTP id 608060222X1GN3c3000N1QBa; Tue, 12 Sep 2006 08:27:24 +0000 Message-ID: <45066F0F.9060109@voidcaptain.com> Date: Tue, 12 Sep 2006 01:25:51 -0700 From: Pete Slagle MIME-Version: 1.0 To: "rance@frontiernet.net" References: <8a0028260609111328x44c8b425k3e6a07c61aac197e@mail.gmail.com> <20060911211916.xbvk6migrqw4k000@webmail.frontiernet.net> <86fyeyrsdo.fsf@presario.homeunix.org> <20060912021601.3qphot44b7s40wgs@webmail.frontiernet.net> In-Reply-To: <20060912021601.3qphot44b7s40wgs@webmail.frontiernet.net> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Extensions and Themes in Firefox X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 12 Sep 2006 08:40:16 -0000 rance@frontiernet.net wrote: > uninstall firefox > > then make sure linux binary compatibility is enabled, the easiest way > to do that is with sysinstall. (read the handbook for more info on > this step) > > Now cd into /usr/ports/www > and look at any port whose name starts with "linux" > > the ones I found most helpful where: > linux-firefox > linux-flashplugin7 > linuxpluginwrapper > > you might also want to look at > linux-mplayer-plugin if you use mplayer for windows media files Another,(possibly heretical) approach is to take 10 minutes to slap Ubuntu (or the like) on your desktop box. Out of the gate it easily runs Firefox, multimedia, cutting edge video drivers, wi-fi, and a bunch of apps that are troublesome to configure on FreeBSD. You can then install VMware Server (also painless) and run a local FreeBSD VM for quick desktop access when you need the Real Thing. It's easy to SSH and VNC back and forth and open X windows between the two systems and have the best of both worlds. Don't get me wrong; I far prefer working in FreeBSD to any other system, and spend most of my time there. But life is just easier when you have more tools close to your work area. It's simple to set up, and has been rock solid for me.