Howto Install 32 bit Firefox with Flash w/sound and Java for AMD64

[Lil_Eagle]

I like the new scripts. You're getting better and better! One thing though. You're so throrough that your script deletes itself, resulting in an error. It is of course a harmless error, but perhaps you should warn people. Perhaps just before the rm commands:

echo "You will now see an error, this error is because the script is deleting itself and is harmless."

(The error is: sudo: Unable to get working directory)

Other than that, it's great. This should definately be a sticky.

[Kilz]

I like the new scripts. You're getting better and better! One thing though. You're so throrough that your script deletes itself, resulting in an error. It is of course a harmless error, but perhaps you should warn people. Perhaps just before the rm commands:

echo "You will now see an error, this error is because the script is deleting itself and is harmless."

(The error is: sudo: Unable to get working directory)

Other than that, it's great. This should definately be a sticky.

Thanks, I'm learning a lot, I just started the shell scripts a few days ago and I'm real happy with how they work so far. I taught myself a little php so I figured shell scripts cant be that difficult.
Yes, I delete the folder. Because it becomes a root folder and is hard to delete. You cant just send it to the trash. Ill add the line to the bottom of the script.

[Kilz]

This worked perfectly, untill I restarted. After I restarted it was the exact same as Firefox 64-bit. I know the pointer is selected for the 32 bit version.

-Ryan H

What stopped working when you restarted? If you are saying the 64bit version of Firefox took over its possible you are using the wrong launcher.
This howto doesn't replace the 64bit version. It adds the 32bit version. That's why the howto has you create a launcher on your desktop. You can drag that launcher to a taskbar and delete the one for 64bit firefox that is there.
The 64bit version is still in the Application menu, it will still launch if you open a html file on your desktop unless you select open with other application and choose firefox32.

[Ryan H]

I know it adds the 32-bit version, I'm saying the 32-bit is now exactly like the 64-bit version. I ran the file /usr/local/firefox32/firefox in the terminal and all it did was launch the 64-bit version.

-Ryan H

Edit: I used your installer and it installed everything perfectly. Only it currupted the application installer. The one for downloading updates. I reinstalled it via

sudo apt-get install -f

, but I'm not sure what your script did to it.

-Ryan H

[Kilz]

I know it adds the 32-bit version, I'm saying the 32-bit is now exactly like the 64-bit version. I ran the file /usr/local/firefox32/firefox in the terminal and all it did was launch the 64-bit version.

-Ryan H

Edit: I used your installer and it installed everything perfectly. Only it currupted the application installer. The one for downloading updates. I reinstalled it via

sudo apt-get install -f

, but I'm not sure what your script did to it.

-Ryan H

Of the three avaiable what one did you install?

[dimis]

Hi Kilz with your killing HOW-TO!
Two question though.
1) Do you know what causes the error shown in this picture:


I mean, is there a way I can make the 'catalogue' appear in front of the flash? I believe this is the correct thing to happen, since on some options one can not see the various choices that are available because they are 'behind' the flash movie.


2) I have Acrobat Reader installed, but unfortunately I can not find the Browser directory you have in your manual:

dimis@mypc:~$ which acroread
/usr/bin/acroread
dimis@mypc:~$ cd /usr/bin
dimis@mypc:/usr/bin$ ls -l acroread
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 36 2006-07-14 18:21 acroread -> ../lib/Adobe/Acrobat7.0/bin/acroread
dimis@mypc:/usr/bin$ cd /usr/lib/Adobe/Acrobat7.0/
dimis@mypc:/usr/bin$ cd /usr/lib/Adobe/Acrobat7.0/
dimis@mypc:/usr/lib/Adobe/Acrobat7.0$ ls -l
total 12
drwxr-xr-x  2 root root 4096 2006-07-14 18:21 bin
drwxr-xr-x 11 root root 4096 2006-07-14 18:21 Reader
drwxr-xr-x  5 root root 4096 2006-07-14 18:21 Resource
dimis@mypc:/usr/lib/Adobe/Acrobat7.0$

So my question is: What do you suggest I should do if I want the plugin? Perhaps uninstalling Reader and re-installing through your HOW-TO?

Thank you in advance,
- dimis -

[Kilz]

1)I have that happen to me to. I wish I knew why it dose it. I have it happen on the ATI drivers page and the Chicago Cubs mlb site.

2) Its possible you installed the acrobt reader.deb file with a sudo dpkg --force-architecture -i. Its possible to do the same thing with the plugin. Download the acrobat plugin deb file. and save it to your desktop.

cd ~/Desktop
sudo dpkg --force-architecture -i mozilla-acroread_7.0.1-0.0.ubuntu1_i386.deb

Then you will have a Browser folder with the plugin at /usr/lib/Adobe/Acrobat7.0/Browser/intellinux/nppdf.so
Then just edit the cp command and finish that section.

[bbfuller]

Thanks Kliz, followed the HowTo yesterday to get 32 bit Firefox with Flash Java and Real Player plugins. I was doing it through KDE on top of Ubuntu and it worked like a dream.

If you are using Gnome you probably don't get this glitch though. I like to leave the browser open on the desktop when I shut down and in KDE it's there again when I log in. However with both versions of Firefox on the machine it's 64 bit that gets restored.

Guess I'll have to post on the Kubuntu forum.

[Kilz]

Thanks Kliz, followed the HowTo yesterday to get 32 bit Firefox with Flash Java and Real Player plugins. I was doing it through KDE on top of Ubuntu and it worked like a dream.

If you are using Gnome you probably don't get this glitch though. I like to leave the browser open on the desktop when I shut down and in KDE it's there again when I log in. However with both versions of Firefox on the machine it's 64 bit that gets restored.

Guess I'll have to post on the Kubuntu forum.

You are correct, when I close down gnome, windows left open do not open again when you log in. But there is a problem of opening html on your desktop, for some reason it will default to the 64bit version. If you dont need the 64 bit version. A work around for that is to delete the contents of /usr/lib/firefox and replace it with the contents of /usr/local/firefox32. I bet that would solve your problem to.

[struess]

working great, kilz... thanks a lot