flash on 64-bit Linux [SOLVED] :))

[Rick Sivernell]

On Tue, 06 Jun 2006 13:02:06 -0500
Vu Pham <vu at sivell.com> wrote:

> On Tue, 2006-06-06 at 11:06 -0500, Rick Sivernell wrote:
> > On Tue, 06 Jun 2006 15:01:01 +0100 (BST)
> > "Federico Voges" <ftc at ftc.com.ar> wrote:
> > 
> > > 
> > > Vu Pham wrote:
> > > > Do I understand correctly that currently there is no Flash plugin for
> > > > 64-bit Linux platform ? And the 32-bit Flash won't work on 64-bit
> > > > Linux ?
> > > >
> > > > Thanks,
> > > >
> > > > Vu
> > > >
> > > 
> > > You should be able to use a 32bit browser with 32bit plugins. That's the way gentoo is dealing
> > > with this until all the plugins have a 64bit version (not soon, I'm afraid. specially flash)
> > > 
> > > -- 
> > > Bye!!!
> > >                                                FTC.
> > Vu
> > 
> >   If you have a 64/32 system, is there away to get it installed as 32 bit. Using
> > Firefox, I assume it is 32 bit.
> > 
> 
> Thanks everybody. Problem solved.
> 
> When I use the installer from flash, I get the followjng error:
> 
> vu at ef:~/downloads/flash/install_flash_player_7_linux> ./flashplayer-installer
> 
> ERROR: Your architecture, \'x86_64\', is not supported by the
>  Macromedia Flash Player installer.
> 
> But then I manually copy the .so file into the plugin directory of
> Firefox, then it works. Like you said, my firefox is really 32-bit, and
> it works with the 32-bit flash. Just the installer thought my firefox is
> 64-bit because of my platform.
> 
> Thanks again,
> 
> Vu
> 
> 
> 
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Which direcrtory? What version of FF? I have the 1.5.0.3 ver.

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