How do I install Adobe Flash Player 10 on Linux Puppy 4.1.2?
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joe.attaboy
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I don't know if there's a way to do it from any Puppy repository, but here's a way it should work. I'm assuming you're using Firefox, right?
First, since you're using a small distro, you can make your life a lot simpler using the Midnight Commander (mc) file manager. It works from the terminal, and is super fast. It also helps you work with compressed files and archives a lot easier. I believe there's a "pet" file for it somewhere (I use slackware, so I'm going by other information). It should be listed under "file managers" in the repositories.
Download and install mc. Open a terminal, type "mc". You'll see two panels and in each, you can move from directory to directory.
We'll use mc later on...
Go to Adobe's website and download the Flash Linux distro file. If you do it from within Puppy, it will detect that you're using Linux and will offer you the correct file. Download and save it to some working or temporary directory. The file will be called "install_flash_player_10_linux.tar.gz". Remember the directory where you save it (probably your home directory).
Now, you'll probably have to do the rest of this as root, because you'll be installing the file in a root-owned directory. I don't know how you become root in Puppy. if you have and use sudo, do this at a terminal:
sudo mc
and enter *your* password.
If you don't use sudo, you'll have to become root:
su
and enter the *root* password. One you log in as root, start Midnight Commander with "mc".
When mc starts, in the left panel, browse to the directory where you saved the flash download. Highlight the file and press enter. mc will "open" the file and show you the contents in the panel. You'll see a directory called "install_flash_player_10_linux". Press enter again to go down into that directory and you'll see an install script and a file called "libflashplayer.so".
Now, press tab to move to the other mc panel. Browse to the folder where your web browser plugins get installed. If you use Firefox, it will probably be /usr/lib/firefox/plugins. (the "firefox" part of the path might have a version number after it). If you use Seamonkey, look for /usr/lib/seamonkey/plugins".
Once you find the right directory, tab back to the other panel, highlight the libflashplayer.so file and press F5. mc will ask if you want to copy the file, and pressing enter usually accepts. The file will be copied to the plugins directory. If you have the browser open, close it and restart it.
In the browser location box, enter "about
lugins" and press enter. You should see Flash listed as available to the browser.
Remember, I don't use Puppy, so your mileage may vary on this, but you should be able to get it working with these generic directions.
First, since you're using a small distro, you can make your life a lot simpler using the Midnight Commander (mc) file manager. It works from the terminal, and is super fast. It also helps you work with compressed files and archives a lot easier. I believe there's a "pet" file for it somewhere (I use slackware, so I'm going by other information). It should be listed under "file managers" in the repositories.
Download and install mc. Open a terminal, type "mc". You'll see two panels and in each, you can move from directory to directory.
We'll use mc later on...
Go to Adobe's website and download the Flash Linux distro file. If you do it from within Puppy, it will detect that you're using Linux and will offer you the correct file. Download and save it to some working or temporary directory. The file will be called "install_flash_player_10_linux.tar.gz". Remember the directory where you save it (probably your home directory).
Now, you'll probably have to do the rest of this as root, because you'll be installing the file in a root-owned directory. I don't know how you become root in Puppy. if you have and use sudo, do this at a terminal:
sudo mc
and enter *your* password.
If you don't use sudo, you'll have to become root:
su
and enter the *root* password. One you log in as root, start Midnight Commander with "mc".
When mc starts, in the left panel, browse to the directory where you saved the flash download. Highlight the file and press enter. mc will "open" the file and show you the contents in the panel. You'll see a directory called "install_flash_player_10_linux". Press enter again to go down into that directory and you'll see an install script and a file called "libflashplayer.so".
Now, press tab to move to the other mc panel. Browse to the folder where your web browser plugins get installed. If you use Firefox, it will probably be /usr/lib/firefox/plugins. (the "firefox" part of the path might have a version number after it). If you use Seamonkey, look for /usr/lib/seamonkey/plugins".
Once you find the right directory, tab back to the other panel, highlight the libflashplayer.so file and press F5. mc will ask if you want to copy the file, and pressing enter usually accepts. The file will be copied to the plugins directory. If you have the browser open, close it and restart it.
In the browser location box, enter "about
lugins" and press enter. You should see Flash listed as available to the browser.Remember, I don't use Puppy, so your mileage may vary on this, but you should be able to get it working with these generic directions.