Date: Sun, 23 Mar 2008 23:07:14 +0000 From: Chris Whitehouse <cwhiteh@onetel.com> To: Eduardo Cerejo <ejcerejo@optonline.net> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: How to uninstall a flash port. Message-ID: <47E6E2A2.1020903@onetel.com> In-Reply-To: <20080323165452.ea326219.ejcerejo@optonline.net> References: <47E46EA9.9020403@hdk5.net> <20080321234329.6d2d21e0.ejcerejo@optonline.net> <47E55F3D.4040409@hdk5.net> <47E57416.6030809@onetel.com> <20080323004651.e5b36cd6.ejcerejo@optonline.net> <47E65465.40703@onetel.com> <20080323165452.ea326219.ejcerejo@optonline.net>
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Eduardo Cerejo wrote: >>>>>>> I installed the Linux flash9 port on a new 7.0 box to work with >>>>>>> SeaMonkey and it dies when it reaches flash using sites. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> How can I de-install this port with out causing problems to other >>>>>>> programs? >>>>>>> >>>>>>> I cant find it in the handbook how to's. Im I missing something? >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Thanks... >>>>>>> >>>>>> by the way you can use linux-flash7 instead and if you are using the >>>>>> native FreeBSD firefox and not linux-firefox you have to install and >>>>>> use nspluginwrapper or else it will not work, your second alternative >>>>>> is gnash which works natively with firefox. To use nspluginwrapper >>>>>> you would have to run this after the install. >>>>>> nspluginwrapper -i >>>>>> /usr/local/lib/npapi/linux-flashplugin/libflashplayer.so >>>>>> remember for the linux plugins to embed on the native firefox they >>>>>> need some kind of wrapper. Flashplugin9 will not work with native >>>>>> firefox or linux-firefox and I think it's because the linux emulator >>>>>> uses an old version of linux so we have to wait until it changes to a >>>>>> more current version. >>>>>> >>>> Sorry not a response to the OP but hopefully useful correction: >>>> >>>> %uname -sr >>>> FreeBSD 7.0-STABLE >>>> %pkg_info -Ix firefox >>>> firefox-2.0.0.12_1,1 Web browser based on the browser portion of Mozilla >>>> %pkg_info -Ix plugin >>>> linux-flashplugin-9.0r115 Adobe Flash Player NPAPI Plugin >>>> nspluginwrapper-0.9.91.5 A compatibility plugin for Netscape 4 (NPAPI) >>>> plugins >>>> ... >>>> >>>> I don't actually see a lot of flash as I have flashblock installed but I >>>> can't recall having probs when I have chosen to view it, except it still >>>> doesn't work with youtube. I've just installed wine and win32 >>>> firefox+flashplugin for youtube and bbc iplayer and that works fine. >>> Are you trying to tell me that you got flash 9 working? I sure would like to know how to get it working without crashing. >> Yes though like I say I also use flashblock so I only see the flash I >> want to. I'm moving house at the moment so I can't try and recreate my >> steps to install it but it was something like: >> >> install firefox, linux-flashplugin9, nspluginwrapper from ports >> locate libflashplayer.so >> run nspluginwrapper >> >> I'll try running without flashblock for a while and see what happens. >> >> Chris > > What linux emulator are you running? Sorry i've packed my computer :( but it is whatever comes as standard in 7.0R or ports upgraded very soon afterwards. Chris > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > >
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