flash in 10.04 beta 1 64bit

[bigsmitty64]

downloaded libflashplayer.tar.gz extracted it, but when i try to copy the extracted libflashplayer.so into the usr/lib/mozilla/plugins folder, i get the following error:

Error opening file '/usr/lib/mozilla/plugins/libflashplayer.so': Permission denied

why is it saying it can't open it, when i'm just trying to "copy" it into the folder? I'm a little confused.
Thanks in advance for any help.
Smitty

[QIII]

How are you trying to move it? In Nautilus (the graphical interface) or from the CLI?

[bigsmitty64]

I open the folder, right click the tar.gz file, then choose extract. Then I tried copy/paste, AND drag the extracted file into the other folder.

[QIII]

You won't be able to do it that way. You need elevated permissions to move that file to the intended destination.

First, is the file currently in your Home partition (/home/whoeveryouare)? If so, it's easy. If not, put a copy there.

You will need to use the Command Line Interface (CLI) with elevated privileges.

Click Applications | Accessories | Terminal

Type the following at the prompt:


sudo cp libflashplayer.so /usr/lib/mozilla/pluginsYou will be prompted for your password. Type in your login password. You won't see anything happening on the screen. That is normal.

The file will be copied (what I just told you to do was copy (cp) not move (mv)) to the directory where you need it.

Your prompt will come back in a flash.

If you want to see that it has been copied, use Nautilus again to check to see if it is there.

(Note: in the CLI, "sudo" temporarily raises your privileges to pretty close to root. The elevated privilege lasts about 15 minutes, so that you are not indefinitely subject to security issues.)

[QIII]

On second thought, you could


gksudo nautilus and use the graphical interface, but if you're in the CLI already, might as well do what I said above.

[bigsmitty64]

I did it in cli, and it shows up in the proper folder now, but I still have no flash. As in youtube videos and such.

[bigsmitty64]

I got it to work,
Synaptic Package manager, type :

Flashplugin-installer or nonfree (forget which one I used), mark for installation ,apply, restart firefox

Thank you for your help, I really appreciate it.

[QIII]

That has given you the 32-bit version with nspluginwrapper.

Just as well for most people. 64 bit Flash for Linux is a long-standing Beta and is not perfect.

I use the 64 bit version, but know all the ins and outs of making it work well.

[bigsmitty64]

I use the 64 bit version, but know all the ins and outs of making it work well.

What am I doing wrong with it? I did it (I'm pretty sure) the way you said the first time.

I find that, with this way I did it, it works (can watch a vid on youtube) but I cannot adjust volume or use the slider, or the pause/play in the vid.