Date: Fri, 2 Jul 2004 18:32:27 -0400 From: epilogue <epilogue@allstream.net> To: Bruce Hunter <freebsd@solisix.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Gnome installing Mozilla by default Message-ID: <20040702183227.5b78a498@localhost> In-Reply-To: <1088745679.727.3.camel@solid.solisixoffice.com> References: <1088645947.32566.8.camel@solid.solisixoffice.com> <20040630234845.2f8002b0@localhost> <75f3f705040630211863661ddc@mail.gmail.com> <20040701120337.07a0b8d7@localhost> <89ceee70407011046277dabe8@mail.gmail.com> <20040701164526.61f2f7cb@localhost> <1088736008.4072.5.camel@solid.solisixoffice.com> <20040701235014.092567b4@localhost> <1088745679.727.3.camel@solid.solisixoffice.com>
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On Fri, 02 Jul 2004 01:21:19 -0400 Bruce Hunter <freebsd@solisix.com> wrote: > On Thu, 2004-07-01 at 23:50, epilogue wrote: > > On Thu, 01 Jul 2004 22:40:08 -0400 > > Bruce Hunter <freebsd@solisix.com> wrote: > > > > > On Thu, 2004-07-01 at 16:45, epilogue wrote: > > > > On Thu, 1 Jul 2004 10:46:04 -0700 > > > > Dan Finn <dhrider@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > > > > > On Thu, 1 Jul 2004 12:03:37 -0400, epilogue > > > > > <epilogue@allstream.net> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > On Thu, 01 Jul 2004 07:04:47 -0400 > > > > > > Aaron Walker <ka0ttic@butsugenjitemple.org> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > Roop Nanuwa wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I'll join in on the praise for Opera. It really is the best > > > > > > > > web browser that's extremely light but still has all the > > > > > > > > "modern day" features one would expect from a web browser > > > > > > > > and then some. I will warn you about a couple of things, > > > > > > > > though. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > 1] The native FreeBSD version is not going to run Flash. > > > > > > > > I've pulled out many, many hairs about this but have never > > > > > > > > gotten the two to work together. If you want to view Flash, > > > > > > > > then install the linux-opera port. > > > > > > > > 2] You'll be spoiled after using Opera for any length of > > > > > > > > time. I've been using Opera for a long time and I simply > > > > > > > > can't tolerate any other browsers. The feature set it > > > > > > > > provides is so expansive that other browsers will seem > > > > > > > > utterly gutted in comparison. Ever use vi for a while and > > > > > > > > then notice that random':w' or ':wq' start appearing in > > > > > > > > places where they shouldn't because you've gotten so used > > > > > > > > to the commands? Same idea here. 3] The default interface > > > > > > > > is not for everyone. Just realize that the interface is > > > > > > > > highly configurable so don't let it turn you off if it's > > > > > > > > not to your liking. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > --roop > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Just curious, but which version of flash are you using with > > > > > > > Opera? I did a search of the ports tree and found quite a > > > > > > > few flash ports and was confused on which one to install. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > um, this one... > > > > > > > > > > > > ~> pkg_info | grep -i flash > > > > > > > > > > > > linux-flashplugin-7.0r25 The official Macromedia Flash Player > > > > > > for Linux Mozilla and > > > > > > > > > > > > hth, > > > > > > epi > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > all this talk of opera got me interested so I thought I would go > > > > > ahead and install it. > > > > > > > > > > a "make install" of /usr/ports/www/linux-opera seemed to work > > > > > fine. I get this when I try and run it: > > > > > > > > > > [ dfinn @ stewie : ~] : linux-opera > > > > > opera: Could not initialize spell checker interface. File not > > > > > found or could not be opened (-7) > > > > > Segmentation fault (core dumped) > > > > > > > > well, i've never run into this problem before, but the ports have a > > > > tendency to change from day to day and funny things can happen. > > > > > > > > my guess is that the linux-aspell (ports/textproc) dependency > > > > wasn't installed. try adding that and see what happens. > > > > > > > > also, just to be certain, do you have one of the linux-base ports > > > > installed and linux_enable="YES" in /etc/rc.conf? if not, this > > > > will definitely cause you all sorts of grief. if you end up > > > > installing a linux-base and adding that setting to rc.conf, just be > > > > aware that it will take a reboot(or some other less drastic > > > > wizardry that i don't know) in order for the new rc.conf setting to > > > > take effect. > > > > > > > > for the record, i'm using linux_base-8 and haven't had any problems > > > > whatsoever. some ports (acroread, for example) will ask for a > > > > different linux_base version but will install anyway. after the > > > > install of any such program, you just pkgdb -Fu and tell it to > > > > depend upon the version you have installed. > > > > > > > > give all this a shot and let us know what comes of it. i'm not > > > > sure that i've hit upon 'your' problem, but i've got my fingers > > > > crossed. > > > > > > > > > > > I got linux-opera installed and working. Then I installed > > > linux-flashplugin-7.0r25, and opera shows it in its plugin list, but > > > when I go to view a flash site, the flash is a blank area. I no > > > longer get the message telling me I haven't got flash installed. > > > > hello again, > > > > well, jsyk, the flash plugin doesn't work 100% of the time. so far, i > > haven't bumped into too many problematic sites, however ymwv. > > > > please send me the URL you're visiting. i'll give it a whirl on my end > > and let you know what kind of results i get. if it doesn't work on my > > end, we'll probably both have to wait for the next version of flash > > from macromedia (not opera's fault and should give the same poor > > results in firefox, moz, galeon, etc). if it does work on my end, i'll > > help you to determine the problem as best i can. > > > > ep > > > http://www.mlcompany.net is the url > Hmm.. well, it seems to be working just find for me. if you type opera:about [enter] in the address bar, you'll get a page with information about what you've got installed. this is what i've got: Version 7.51 Final <<< latest version of opera. Build 689 Platform Linux <<< yep, the linux version. System i386, 2.4.2 [snip] Plug-in path: /usr/X11R6/share/linux-opera/plugins /usr/local/lib/linux-flashplugin7 <<<<<<< is your flash plugin listed? /usr/local/Acrobat5/Browsers/intellinux if not, perhaps it simply wasn't automagically detected. you can always add the plugin to opera manually via [alt-p > plugins > find new OR change path AND add] if the plugin does appear, my next guess would be that you've installed an older version of flash (hey, that's easy to do. after all, there are 3 in the ports collection - versions 5, 6, and 7). in the case of flash, the newer it is, the more success you'll have getting it to interpret pages. be sure that you've got _linux_ version 7. give it another whirl. does any of this do the trick for you? fingers crossed, epi > > Bruce > >
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