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Nspluginwrapper Install Script for Dapper-Gutsy(Updated 3/8/08 )
This script will install the nspluginwrapper, and Flash for your 64bit browser for the
amd64 version of Ubuntu Dapper, Edgy and Feisty, and Gutsy. It will not work on the i386 or 32bit version.
It will not install other plugins. There are other plugins, java being one, that nspluginwrapper can not work with. The script has been updated on 8/21/07. It no longer uses alien on Feisty, and it will clean out previous installs. I have also made a script that installs the old flash plugin that seems to work better than the new one.
Click here for the script that installs the previous r48 plugin (recommended Dapper-Gusty)
or
Click here if you want to download the script for r124 Flash plugin. (recommended Gutsy-Hardy)
If the script works for you please consider clicking this thank you icon.
Due to the problems with Flash and Gutsy the script has been modified to install flash and set it up for gutsy using the nspluginwrapper package in the Gutsy repo's.
The script also works with the 64bit builds of
Swiftweasel, an optimized build of Firefox.
Instructions
1. Download the script.
2. Right click on the tar.gz and select "Extract Here"
3. Close
all browsers.
4. Inside the folder that extracts is a "GetFlash" file, double click on it.
5. Select "Run in Terminal"
6. When the terminal closes, restart your browser.
7. Your done.
SD-Plissken has pointed out that users of the Fluxbox desktop may need to open a terminal and launch the script by navigating to it and using this command to launch the script.
How to get help (Please Read Before Making a Post)
If you have any problems and need help Please read the included README file for instructions on what information to report in your post.
Do not repeatedly install the script or try other methods until you have read the sections below and made a post.
Common Issues
Sound
First download and double click on
this package to install it.
Gutsy - People using Gutsy that have sound problems
should read this thread.
Sessions
Please make sure to start a new browser session if you run into any issues.
Other Flash Plugins.
If after installing the script you cant see flash. Make sure that all attempts at installing other flash plugins (Gnash, swfdec, etc) have been uninstalled and the files they created have been removed. The remains of past failed attempts are the #1 cause of flash not working. This is because the files conflict with the flash plugin.
Firefox 3 Beta's
This script sets up flash for the 2.0 series of firefox, Firefox 3 beta will also work, but you will need to link the plugins.
This post gives info on the Beta 3. You may need to edit the commands if your Firefox beta folder is in another place. Forum member kurtpete offers some additional help
in this post.
What to Include in your Post
When asking for help, please include the results of the following commands.
Code:
ls -al /usr/lib/mozilla//plugins/
ls -al /usr/lib/firefox/plugins/
uname -a
Unmet Dependencies ia32-libs
Users with any of the following errors during install are
directed to this post.
The ******* in rthe following error is a wildcard that represents any package name.
Code:
The following packages have unmet dependencies:
********: Depends: ******** but it is not going to be installed
or
Code:
nspluginwrapper depends on ia32-libs; however:
Package ia32-libs is not installed.
Remove Script
This link will download the removal script. Extract the file, then double click on the RemoveScript file and select run in terminal. This script is unnecessary if you are having issues getting the script to work. Its only use is to completely remove the applications from the script. This is counterproductive when people cant get the script to work because it removes clues as to what worked and what didnt.
Hardy Heron
This script is not setup to work with Hardy Heron. If
Code:
sudo apt-get install flashplugin-nonfree
does not install flash. Make a post on the Hardy Heron section of the forum and (
most important)
file a bug report on launchpad. Part of running a Beta is reporting the bugs so they can be fixed.