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Stochastic
October 25th, 2007, 07:14 AM
Hi I'm new to 64bit as of the Gutsy release of UbuntuStudio. I'm just trying to get my flash configured in firefox (maybe I should be using swiftfox?). What's the best method for Gutsy? The installer from Macromedia certainly doesn't like to be run on a 64bit system.
NilsE
October 25th, 2007, 07:32 AM
Try installing the flashplugin-nonfree in the repository. It is 32 bit but I believe it works.
FredB
October 25th, 2007, 07:40 AM
Try installing the flashplugin-nonfree in the repository. It is 32 bit but I believe it works.

This meta-package is for both 32 and 64 bits.

Flash is only 32 bits. Hope Gnash will soon kick flash *** !
sicone
October 25th, 2007, 07:47 AM
I've tried installing Flash from Synaptic and from Macromedia and in both cases flash player will freeze up after about 8 - 15 secs of playing.
I've even tried installing 32bit FF and reinstalling flash but the same thing happens.
Anyone know how to solve this?
jasonsweet
October 25th, 2007, 08:43 AM
I had similar problems. I installed 64 bit flash with Automatix, that fixed the problem for me.

http://www.getautomatix.com/
sicone
October 25th, 2007, 02:22 PM
Tried Automatix and still no good :(
Stochastic
October 25th, 2007, 05:25 PM
Hmm, I apt-got flashpluin-nonfree but upon a firefox reboot no flash was to be found (went to youtube). Is more needed to configure it? Should I just let Automatix do the work? (I've heard nasty things uttered about automatix so I'd rather not)
rumblered
October 25th, 2007, 08:13 PM
Install flashplugin-nonfree and nspluginwrapper. The latest version of nspluginwrapper now works better than using a 32-bit Firefox, in my experience, and since it runs the plugin in a separate 32-bit process, it even isolates Firefox from Flash-induced crashes!
rplantz
October 25th, 2007, 11:36 PM
Hmm, I apt-got flashpluin-nonfree but upon a firefox reboot no flash was to be found (went to youtube). Is more needed to configure it? Should I just let Automatix do the work? (I've heard nasty things uttered about automatix so I'd rather not)

I had the same problem. I did the following (I use synaptic for my package management because I like to have a history.):

1. Completely removed nspluginwrapper and flashplugin-nonfree.

2. Deleted the .mozilla directory in my home directory. NOTE: This deletes all your bookmarks, history, etc. I recommend making a backup of this directory. Perhaps just renaming it will work. (I did not think of this, so lost everything. Luckily, I had a somewhat recent backup.)

3. Installed flashplugin-nonfree, which also brings in nspluginwrapper.

Flash now works for me.