6:29 a.m.
dear list,
I am an longterm linux-user, since 1995. I have used much different
distros.
I have installed xfce-fedora on two laptops (Toshiba Satellite; Acer
Travelmate 5720).
The reason for choosing XFCE is that Gnome3 and Unity do not give me
satisfactory possibilities in working with Linux.
Now, I have a problem with using sound under firefox. The
TOSHIBA-xfce-fedora version did not give troubles with sound under
YOUTUBE. There are two plugins: IcedTea... and Shockware Flash...
Helas, with the installation under ACER however, only the IcedTea-Plugin
is installed. I cannot understand the difference for the 2 laptops.
Is a member of this list capable to explain this to me?
with kind regards,
Dick Kampman
dkampman(a)xs4all.nl
Groningen, Netherlands
6:35 a.m.
On Sun, Mar 4, 2012 at 13:29, dick kampman <dkampman(a)xs4all.nl> wrote:
Now, I have a problem with using sound under firefox. The
TOSHIBA-xfce-fedora version did not give troubles with sound under
YOUTUBE. There are two plugins: IcedTea... and Shockware Flash...
I suppose you mean Adobe Flashplayer plugin?
Helas, with the installation under ACER however, only the
IcedTea-Plugin
is installed. I cannot understand the difference for the 2 laptops.
Since Fedora does not distribute Adobe Flashplayer, I suppose you
forgot to install it on the ACER?
--
Suvayu
Open source is the future. It sets us free.
6:37 a.m.
Hi Dick,
On Sun, 04 Mar 2012 13:29:03 +0100
dick kampman wrote:
dear list,
I am an longterm linux-user, since 1995. I have used much different
distros.
I have installed xfce-fedora on two laptops (Toshiba Satellite; Acer
Travelmate 5720).
The reason for choosing XFCE is that Gnome3 and Unity do not give me
satisfactory possibilities in working with Linux.
Now, I have a problem with using sound under firefox. The
TOSHIBA-xfce-fedora version did not give troubles with sound under
YOUTUBE. There are two plugins: IcedTea... and Shockware Flash...
Helas, with the installation under ACER however, only the
IcedTea-Plugin is installed. I cannot understand the difference for
the 2 laptops.
It's not a sound problem at all, you just don't have flash installed.
http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Flash
Is a member of this list capable to explain this to me?
Anyway, if the above link does not help you (it should, however) you'd
better ask on IRC at #fedora in irc.freenode.net or at
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users mailing list
(whatever works better for you). It's probably unrelated to xfce.
Cheers,
Martin
9 p.m.
On 03/04/2012 04:29 AM, dick kampman wrote:
dear list,
I am an longterm linux-user, since 1995. I have used much different
distros.
I have installed xfce-fedora on two laptops (Toshiba Satellite; Acer
Travelmate 5720).
The reason for choosing XFCE is that Gnome3 and Unity do not give me
satisfactory possibilities in working with Linux.
Now, I have a problem with using sound under firefox. The
TOSHIBA-xfce-fedora version did not give troubles with sound under
YOUTUBE. There are two plugins: IcedTea... and Shockware Flash...
Helas, with the installation under ACER however, only the IcedTea-Plugin
is installed. I cannot understand the difference for the 2 laptops.
Is a member of this list capable to explain this to me?
with kind regards,
Dick Kampman
Hi Dick,
Flash and Java are always a pain in the neck with Linux Firefox.
In Firefox, go to about:plugins (write it in your address bar like you
were going to a web page). Flash will show up looking liek;
Shockwave Flash
File: libflashplayer.so
Version:
Shockwave Flash 11.1 r102
If flash does not show up, then you have to exit Firefox and install
Flash manually.
Do this by going to
http://get.adobe.com/flashplayer/
and downloading the RPM (make sure you select the RPM version).
Then the syntax to install it (as root) from a Terminal of your
choice will look something like this, depending on version:
# rpm -ivh flash-plugin-11.1.102.62-release.x86_64.rpm
"#" means your user name is root: all others are "$". Leave it
off when you run the above.
There are other things that do cause Flash not to take,
but this will fix ~95% of them. If not, you know where we
are. :-)
HTH,
-T
9:09 p.m.
On Mon, Mar 5, 2012 at 04:00, Todd And Margo Chester
<toddandmargo(a)gmail.com> wrote:
and downloading the RPM (make sure you select the RPM version).
Actually I would say use the yum version and then from a terminal as root:
# yum install flash-plugin
--
Suvayu
Open source is the future. It sets us free.
12:43 a.m.
On 03/04/2012 07:09 PM, suvayu ali wrote:
On Mon, Mar 5, 2012 at 04:00, Todd And Margo Chester
<toddandmargo(a)gmail.com> wrote:
> and downloading the RPM (make sure you select the RPM version).
>
Actually I would say use the yum version and then from a terminal as root:
# yum install flash-plugin
Oh you know what, Fedora does have that in its repo. I was thinking
Enterprise Linux, where you have to download rpmforge's repo
before using Suvayu's command.
Use Suvayu's command. It is a lot easier.
-T
8:43 a.m.
Thanks for the advices. I will try to solve my problems.
Dick Kampman
dkampman(a)xs4all.nl
4:50 a.m.
dear list,
after re-installing Fedora-16 XFCE, and research, it appeared that, as
far as the plugin-problems of Firefox were concerned, the problem was
caused by the root-rights for Firefox and .mozilla.
After changing the rights to user, my test-problem (hearing piano-player
Uwe Kliemt on You Tube) was resolved.
Thanks for your attention,
With kind regards
Dick Kampman
dkampman(a)xs4all.nl
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