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Date:      Tue, 22 Aug 2006 03:42:17 +0200
From:      Lars Kristiansen <lars+lister.freebsd@adventuras.no>
To:        Chris Maness <chris@chrismaness.com>
Cc:        freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Flash Upgrade
Message-ID:  <44EA60F9.4020107@adventuras.no>
In-Reply-To: <44EA4423.3030909@chrismaness.com>
References:  <44EA4423.3030909@chrismaness.com>

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Chris Maness skrev:
> 
> Danny Pansters wrote:
>  > On Friday 18 August 2006 01:45, Garrett Cooper wrote:
>  > > Danny Pansters wrote:
>  > > > On Thursday 17 August 2006 12:52, Gerard Seibert wrote:
>  > > >> chris wrote:
>  > > >>> I didn't see any such notices in fresh ports.
>  > > >>
>  > > >> Port:   linux-flashplugin-7.0r63_1
>  > > >> Path:   /usr/ports/www/linux-flashplugin7
>  > > >> Info:   Adobe Flash Player NPAPI Plugin
>  > > >> Maint:  jamie@bishopston.net
>  > > >> B-deps:
>  > > >> R-deps: linux_base-fc-4_7
>  > > >> WWW:    http://www.adobe.com/
>  > > >>
>  > > >> Is this what you are referring to?
>  > > >
>  > > > I almost don't dare asking, but.... :)
>  > > >
>  > > > does anyone have this working with konqueror?
>  > > >
>  > > > Dan
>  > >
>  > > If it works with Mozilla 1.2+, it will work with Konqueror. See the
>  > > installation prereqs from the adobe site.
>  >
>  > No. It works in FF but not in konq, if I point nsplugin finder to the 
> right
>  > place it doesnt recognize it as a plugin. Something with relying on a 
> .xpt
>  > file which is ignored by konq's idea of a nsplugin. At least to me 
> that seems
>  > to be the problem.
>  >
>  > Thats why I asked if anyone else had it working.
>  >
>  > Dan
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> This makes me want to switch to Ubuntu for the Desktop.  I have two 
> FreeBSD servers and one desktop.  FreeBSD is Awesome for a server 
> platform, but constant complications such as these make it a total pain 
> to run as a desktop.  I'm sure looking forward to the day when FreeBSD 
> is a little more refined in the desktop area.  Ubuntu is awesome, but I 
> don't particularly care for Linux either.  FreeBSD packaging is the best 
> I have seen on any platform.  Maybe some day all of the wonderful 
> refinements that Ubuntu has made can be transfered over to a workable 
> FreeBSD desktop configuration.
> 
> OK, I'm done with my soapbox
> 
> CM

Funny thing about Freebsd is that you can run linux-executables.
If you install www/linux-firefox you can use linuxplugins like flash
and it just works.
At least one less complication.

-- 
Regards from Lars




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