Difference between revisions of "Install flashplayer"
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follow the prompts. When it asks what browser to install it for, select '''m''' or '''a''' | follow the prompts. When it asks what browser to install it for, select '''m''' or '''a''' | ||
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you should now have flash installed on your freekbox. Open a browser and go to '''http://www.macromedia.com''' to test it. | you should now have flash installed on your freekbox. Open a browser and go to '''http://www.macromedia.com''' to test it. | ||
[[Category:Tech support]] | [[Category:Tech support]] | ||
Revision as of 16:40, 14 March 2006
The following instructions are meant for the FreekBox 2 or FreekBox 3
Browse to http://www.macromedia.com
click on download flash player (as of this date, in the Shortcuts box)
click the download now button (You have read the user agreement, right?)
save to disk, hopefully in an easy to recognize place like /home/<yourusername>
open a terminal (Ctrl+Alt+t)
type tar -zxvf install_flash_player_7_linux.tar.gz (you may have to cd to the correct directory first). This should result in a series of filenames being typed on the screen as the package is extracted. If it does not, make sure you are in the right directory.
optional -- become root. if you are root, flash will be installed for all users, otherwise it will only be installed for you.
enter cd install_flash_player_7_linux
enter ./flashplayer-installer
follow the prompts. When it asks what browser to install it for, select m or a
for the root install, the path for firefox is /usr/lib/mozilla-firefox
you should now have flash installed on your freekbox. Open a browser and go to http://www.macromedia.com to test it.