Kenneth Parker wrote: > On Fri, Jan 1, 2021, 10:29 AM Kenneth Parker <sea7k...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Since Adobe Flash is going the way of the Dodo Bird, I thought I'd check >> up on Open Source Alternatives, since I have some Standalone .swf files >> (games, etc). >> >> Two came up in my searches, Lightspark (which seems to be, mainly a >> Plug-in), and Ghu Gnash, which I like better, since it works as a >> Standalone Program. Unfortunately, it doesn't seem available in Bullseye >> (and Search didn't find it for Buster either). It DOES show up in >> Stretch, but that's on a different machine than where my .swf files are. >> > > Update: I just installed Stretch in QEMU-KVM in my "Knockabout" Mint 20 > system and was able to install Gnash on it. I did a bit of research into > Gnu Gnash, seeing that it may not be currently maintained. I wonder if > that decision was made before Flash was going Extinct? > > I don't consider this closed, because of the large number of Standalone > .swf files. But I have something to test and, may contact gnu.org about > Gnash. > > Kenneth Parker > >>
Why would you need this. update your sites to HTML5. until then use the official flash - otherwise how would you guarantee that it is working on each browser and platform - for example mobile phone, tablets etc.?
