Firefox plug-in Linux problems
Q I have an AMD64 PC with a 64bit Linux system installed. Everything runs fine except I can’t seem to get the Flash plug-in working in Firefox.
David Fensom
A The problem here is the mixture between 32 and 64bit software. A 64bit system can run 32bit programs in addition to 64bit, but it cannot mix code in the same program – a single application must be entirely 32bit or entirely 64bit.
Plug-ins in your browser extend the browser’s functionality by adding in extra code, as the name suggests.
Your version of Firefox is 64bit, but unfortunately the Flash plug-in from Macromedia is currently only available as 32bit.
Until a 64bit version is released, the easiest way round this is to download the 32bit Firefox binary from Mozilla.org and use this version instead of the 64bit version supplied with your distribution.
Source : PCW.co.uk
Q I have an AMD64 PC with a 64bit Linux system installed. Everything runs fine except I can’t seem to get the Flash plug-in working in Firefox.
David Fensom
A The problem here is the mixture between 32 and 64bit software. A 64bit system can run 32bit programs in addition to 64bit, but it cannot mix code in the same program – a single application must be entirely 32bit or entirely 64bit.
Plug-ins in your browser extend the browser’s functionality by adding in extra code, as the name suggests.
Your version of Firefox is 64bit, but unfortunately the Flash plug-in from Macromedia is currently only available as 32bit.
Until a 64bit version is released, the easiest way round this is to download the 32bit Firefox binary from Mozilla.org and use this version instead of the 64bit version supplied with your distribution.
Source : PCW.co.uk
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