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

[wilberfan64]

Ooops. This is a relatively new account--setup so I can post my 64bit issues separately from my 32bit ones! I'll get my PMs set up...

I await a solution to this dilema! Thanks for all your help!

[rogeriovinhal]

Hey Kilz, I was wondering...
Why don't you make options in the script to install Java 1.5.0 and Flash 9?
They are much better, and sticking to Java 1.4.2 makes a lot of incompatibility problems for me...

That's not a real problem, but it would make things easier...
Probably I may edit the script for myself at home so it can automate even more the process...

[Kilz]

Hey Kilz, I was wondering...
Why don't you make options in the script to install Java 1.5.0 and Flash 9?
They are much better, and sticking to Java 1.4.2 makes a lot of incompatibility problems for me...

That's not a real problem, but it would make things easier...
Probably I may edit the script for myself at home so it can automate even more the process...

Java 1.5.0 may be possible. But Flash 9 is in beta. The file name will be changing a lot. This would make it hard to get and install by script.

[rockets]

So, what's the solution for the missing printers issue ? My 32 bit FIrefox is missing the printers that the 64 bit native Dapper shows. Where are printers read from in Firefox ?

[Kilz]

So, what's the solution for the missing printers issue ? My 32 bit FIrefox is missing the printers that the 64 bit native Dapper shows. Where are printers read from in Firefox ?

Sorry, there is no solution. The Firefox32 cant use the 64bit printer setup, it never has been able to. A work around is printing it to a file. Then open the file and print that. Another option is to install a i386 chroot and install the Firefox and printer system there. But I have never done this, so I cant tell you how to do it.

[grendel_x86]

I had a rough start w/ this script. By page 3 I thought i messed up (no plugins worked), by page 20 i thought it was something w/ the edgy upgrade (at this point everything was working except flash), by page 40 i was confused.

I couldnt get flash to work for anything, so took the next logical step I found anything to do w/ firefox, and deleted it. I reinstalled firefox(64) through synaptec, then re-ran your script, and everything works perfectly.

This thread has shown alot of dedication, and patience, I could never have done it. Thanks.

[stefanokan]

Using last Edgy Eft 6.10 and installing java with the automated scripts i obtain following error:

Spacchetto j2re1.4 (da j2re1.4_1.4.2.02-1ubuntu3_i386.deb) ...
dpkg: problemi con le dipendenze impediscono la configurazione di j2re1.4:
j2re1.4 dipende da java-common; comunque:
Package java-common is not installed.
dpkg: errore processando j2re1.4 (--install):
problemi con le dipendenze - lasciato non configurato
Sono occorsi degli errori processando:
j2re1.4

I enabled all repository, i don't understand the problem.
Thanks for help.

[stefanokan]

Solved the problem.
The java-common packet was not installed.
I installed it with Synaptic.

[musper]

Whoa!

Your autoinstall has saved me from loosing +hours to get flash and anything else you've packaged installed in no-time. I have already spent few hours installing it through nspluginwrapper...and gave your script a try after I decided that having an 32bit app like browser on 64bit system is a cool option . Thats why I love linux. Installed on dapper 6.0.6.1 LTS amd64_generic running on Intel 820D dual core.

Thanks so much!

musper

[Kilz]

Whoa!

Your autoinstall has saved me from loosing +hours to get flash and anything else you've packaged installed in no-time. I have already spent few hours installing it through nspluginwrapper...and gave your script a try after I decided that having an 32bit app like browser on 64bit system is a cool option . Thats why I love linux. Installed on dapper 6.0.6.1 LTS amd64_generic running on Intel 820D dual core.

Thanks so much!

musper

Your welcome