Mark Hull-Richter
2007-May-02 22:07 UTC
[CentOS] Good things about CentOS 5; problem with flash in seamonkey
I'd like to point out that overall I am quite pleased with CentOS 5, although I am having more fun with it than I did with 4.4 and I knew less about CentOS then (duh). Most things seem to work fine, including a relatively smooth installation from the DVD image I downloaded, although the number of screensavers I can see (and this could be related to the ATI/dual head problem) is pathetically low - there are only 5 or six. Phleagh. I had no trouble reinstalling the border theme I had before, and although I don't particularly like the new main menu construction, it makes sense enough to be not too unworthwhile. I'm curious about how the suspend function works, how to reactivate (nothing seemed to work) and, most importantly, how to get it OFF the main menu. Anyway, I reinstalled Seamonkey 1.1.1, and it landed flawlessly, although I had to look to find the x86_64 version. It came without any plugins, as usual, but I have tried reinstalling the flash player plugin, and it just won't work, not even with nspluginwrapper installed. Is there some trick to this that I need to know (and what?)? Thanks. -- Mark Hull-Richter, Linux Kernel Engineer DATAllegro (www.datallegro.com) 85 Enterprise, Second Floor, Aliso Viejo, CA 92656 949-680-3082 - Office 949-330-7691 - fax Ask me about CentOS Linux, and escape from Windows forever!
Jim Perrin
2007-May-02 22:26 UTC
[CentOS] Good things about CentOS 5; problem with flash in seamonkey
On 5/2/07, Mark Hull-Richter <mhullrich at gmail.com> wrote:> Anyway, I reinstalled Seamonkey 1.1.1, and it landed flawlessly, > although I had to look to find the x86_64 version.There's a reason.....> It came without any plugins, as usual, but I have tried reinstalling the flash player > plugin, and it just won't work, not even with nspluginwrapper > installed. Is there some trick to this that I need to know (and > what?)?No trick. Sane people don't use the x86_64 browsers because the common plugins don't support x86_64 yet. No flash for you on x86_64. A simple amount of googling or checking the list archives would have revealed this deep secret. This is why (multiple times on the list, and many times since you've joined) we tell desktop users to stick with x86, even on x86_64 hardware, unless they're willing to deal with the hassle of maintaining a multi-arch system. -- During times of universal deceit, telling the truth becomes a revolutionary act. George Orwell
Ioannis Vranos
2007-May-02 22:40 UTC
[CentOS] Good things about CentOS 5; problem with flash in seamonkey
Mark Hull-Richter wrote:> I'd like to point out that overall I am quite pleased with CentOS 5, > although I am having more fun with it than I did with 4.4 and I knew > less about CentOS then (duh). > > Most things seem to work fine, including a relatively smooth > installation from the DVD image I downloaded, although the number of > screensavers I can see (and this could be related to the ATI/dual head > problem) is pathetically low - there are only 5 or six. Phleagh. I > had no trouble reinstalling the border theme I had before, and > although I don't particularly like the new main menu construction, it > makes sense enough to be not too unworthwhile. I'm curious about how > the suspend function works, how to reactivate (nothing seemed to work) > and, most importantly, how to get it OFF the main menu. > > Anyway, I reinstalled Seamonkey 1.1.1, and it landed flawlessly, > although I had to look to find the x86_64 version. It came without > any plugins, as usual, but I have tried reinstalling the flash player > plugin, and it just won't work, not even with nspluginwrapper > installed. Is there some trick to this that I need to know (and > what?)? > > Thanks.Myself installed flash player from rpmforge, and it works OK under firefox. Perhaps you may give it a try?
Ralph Angenendt
2007-May-02 22:57 UTC
[CentOS] Good things about CentOS 5; problem with flash in seamonkey
Mark Hull-Richter wrote:> x86_64 > flash player > plugin won't workGood observation. There is no 64bit flash. Neither for Linux nor for Windows nor for you-name-it. Go tell Adobe about that. Or use a 32bit browser (and needed libs) on your machine. Before you find out that there is no 64bit java browser plugin either, yet. Or go 32bit all the way if you don't want to maintain a multi-arch system. Not that this issue comes up in regular intervals on this mailing list. Ralph -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: not available Type: application/pgp-signature Size: 189 bytes Desc: not available URL: <http://lists.centos.org/pipermail/centos/attachments/20070503/2b9fa867/attachment-0001.sig>
Mark Hull-Richter
2007-May-02 23:08 UTC
[CentOS] Good things about CentOS 5; problem with flash in seamonkey
On 5/2/07, Ralph Angenendt <ra+centos at br-online.de> wrote:> > Or go 32bit all the way if you don't want to maintain a multi-arch > system. >I don't mind - it's a minor hassle at the moment.> Not that this issue comes up in regular intervals on this mailing list. >Yes, it does seem to do that.... -- Mark Hull-Richter, Linux Kernel Engineer DATAllegro (www.datallegro.com) 85 Enterprise, Second Floor, Aliso Viejo, CA 92656 949-680-3082 - Office 949-330-7691 - fax Ask me about CentOS Linux, and escape from Windows forever!