From: "Andrew J. Barr" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Michael Fothergill" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
CC: debian-user@lists.debian.org
Subject: Re: dumb question about mozilla plugin directory location....
Date: Mon, 13 Aug 2007 16:20:35 -0400
On 8/13/07, Michael Fothergill <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Dear Debianists,
>
> I downloaded flashplayer9.
>
> I downloaded it to my home directory /home/mikef/
>
> I then did tar -zxf on it and it nicely made a little directory with
> flashplayer in it in my /home/mikef directory......
Is there any reason you didn't use the non-free repository and then
apt-get install flashplugin-nonfree?
I haven't tried that. I am using amd64 Etch by the way. What is the apt
source path name for the non free repository?
Regards
Michael Fothergill
> So far so good.
>
> I then followed an instruction from a web site to put the flashplayer
lib
> file in the moziila plugins directory....
>
> It went like this:
>
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ mv install_flash_player_9_linux/flashplayer.xpt
> install_flash_player_9_linux/libflashplayer.so ~/.mozilla/plugins/
> mv: target `/home/mikef/.mozilla/plugins/' is not a directory: No such
file
> or directory
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$
>
>
> As you can see it didn't work. I am not so confident about this
> ~/.mozilla/plugins/ stuff....
>
> What does that do again?
>
> I tried searching the web but I can't find the full length path link to
> where these files are supposed to go to.....
>
> A hint to fix this command would be helpful.
>
> Regards
>
> Michael Fothergill
>
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