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<br><br>> From: CentOS4Bill@triad.rr.com<br>> To: centos@centos.org<br>> Date: Sat, 4 Apr 2009 13:56:08 -0400<br>> Subject: Re: [CentOS] Having trouble installing flash player on centos 5.3 desktop machine<br>> <br>> <br>> On Sat, 2009-04-04 at 10:11 -0700, Linda Stark wrote:<br>> > Hi,<br>> > <br>> > I'm having trouble getting the flash player installed onto my centos<br>> > desktop.<br>> > <br>> > When i go to the adobe site, I click on the YUM for Linux version,<br>> > then install it, and PC says<br>> > "/tmp/adobe-release-i386-1.0-1.noarch-1.rpm is already installed" -<br>> > but it's not working.<br>> > <br>> > So then tried downloading the .tar.gz for linux version, and PC asks<br>> > me which program to open to install it, and i don't have a clue.<br>> > <br>> > Then I try downloading the .rpm version for linux, and my pc says<br>> > "/tmp/flash-plugin-10.0.22.87-release.i386.rpm is already installed",<br>> > but it's still not working.<br>> > <br>> > What am I doing wrong?<br>> <br>> I don't know, but what you describe sure doesn't look like my 5.x<br>> system.<br>> <br>> > <br>> > Thanks anyone. <br>> <br>> Being a weekend, the really knowledgeable folks may not be active today.<br>> I would suggest you eventually google and select centos site in the<br>> advanced search page. There's been some threads about plugins recently.<br>> These all a related to Firefox IIRC. I've listed a few things below that<br>> may get you going. If not, "Google is your friend".<br>> <br>> What I do know, is this.<br>> <br>> $ rpm -q adobe-release-i386<br>> adobe-release-i386-1.0-1<br>> <br>> $ rpm -q --whatprovides /usr/lib/flash-plugin<br>> flash-plugin-10.0.22.87-release<br>> <br>> $ rpm -q --filesbypkg flash-plugin-10.0.22.87-release<br>> flash-plugin /usr/lib/flash-plugin<br>> flash-plugin /usr/lib/flash-plugin/LICENSE<br>> flash-plugin /usr/lib/flash-plugin/README<br>> flash-plugin /usr/lib/flash-plugin/homecleanup<br>> flash-plugin /usr/lib/flash-plugin/libflashplayer.so<br>> flash-plugin /usr/lib/flash-plugin/setup<br>> flash-plugin /usr/share/doc/flash-plugin-10.0.22.87<br>> flash-plugin /usr/share/doc/flash-plugin-10.0.22.87/readme.txt<br>> <br>> $ locate flash-plugin<br>> /usr/lib/flash-plugin<br>> /usr/lib/flash-plugin/LICENSE<br>> /usr/lib/flash-plugin/README<br>> /usr/lib/flash-plugin/homecleanup<br>> /usr/lib/flash-plugin/libflashplayer.so<br>> /usr/lib/flash-plugin/setup<br>> /usr/share/doc/flash-plugin-10.0.22.87<br>> /usr/share/doc/flash-plugin-10.0.22.87/readme.txt<br>> <br>> In my history file made with<br>> <br>> rpm -qa --last >Desktop/RpmInstalledByDate<br>> <br>> is<br>> <br>> flash-plugin-10.0.22.87-release Wed 25 Feb 2009 05:19:20 AM EST<br>> <br>> Since it has no "el5" of "rf", I presume it came from Adobe, so you are<br>> apparently in the right place.<br>> <br>> Nothing like you were describing should ever install in /tmp. /tmp is a<br>> temporary storage area that is subject to arbitrary "cleaning". Maybe<br>> that's the problem? Maybe from a previous attempt a temporary file was<br>> left in /tmp and the new attempt can't overwrite it? I don't know.<br>> <br>> I guess the first thing you might want to do is find out where you got<br>> the version that the system says is installed. Then you might want to<br>> remove it - I don't know this - since ISTM that it may be a non-standard<br>> package.<br>> <br>> You *may* want to setup the repository for Adobe if you want updates<br>> automatically (or manually) via yum. IIRC, the instructions are on the<br>> web site.<br>> <br>> If you do set up the repository and import the gpg key, etc., then a<br>> "yum list available", "yum install <pkgname>", etc. will work for it<br>> just like anything else.<br>> <br>> > <br>> > <br>> > ______________________________________________________________________<br>> > Rediscover HotmailŪ: Get e-mail storage that grows with you. Check it<br>> > out.<br>> <br>> No thanks.<br>> <br>> > <snip sig stuff><br>> <br>> If you can't get the adobe stuff setup, post back and I'll list my repo<br>> file.<br>> <br>> HTH<br>> -- <br>> Bill<br>> <br>> _______________________________________________<br>> CentOS mailing list<br>> CentOS@centos.org<br>> http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos<br><br>Hi,<br><br>Thanks I'll do some research on google. For now, I am assuming that the file I need to install is<br>"flash-plugin-10.0.22.87-release.i386.rpm" - is this correct? I downloaded it from adobe, assuming it<br>got saved in tmp.<br><br>And you are saying I should move the file out of tmp before install?<br><br>Linda<br><br>[root@localhost tmp]# ls -la<br>total 8032<br>drwxrwxrwt 11 root root 4096 Apr 4 13:45 .<br>drwxr-xr-x 24 root root 4096 Apr 4 12:40 ..<br>-rwx------ 1 root root 4368 Apr 4 13:00 adobe-release-i386-1.0-1.noarch-1.rpm<br>-r-------- 1 user user 4368 Apr 4 12:59 adobe-release-i386-1.0-1.noarch.rpm<br>drwx------ 2 user user 4096 Mar 30 07:30 .exchange-user<br>-rwx------ 1 user user 4065576 Apr 4 13:08 flash-plugin-10.0.22.87-release.i386.rpm<br>drwxrwxrwt 2 root root 4096 Apr 4 12:40 .font-unix<br>drwx------ 3 user user 4096 Apr 4 12:42 gconfd-user<br>-rw------- 1 user user 66 Apr 1 04:56 .gdmINUQRU<br>srw-rw-rw- 1 root root 0 Apr 4 12:40 .gdm_socket<br>-rw------- 1 user user 66 Apr 4 12:42 .gdmV125RU<br>drwxrwxrwt 2 root root 4096 Apr 4 12:42 .ICE-unix<br>-r-------- 1 user user 3994294 Apr 4 13:06 install_flash_player_10_linux.tar.gz<br>drwx------ 2 user user 4096 Apr 4 12:42 kde-user<br>drwx------ 3 user user 4096 Apr 4 12:42 ksocket-user<br>drwx------ 2 user user 4096 Apr 4 13:50 orbit-user<br>drwx------ 2 user user 4096 Apr 4 12:42 ssh-VPclej3237<br>-r--r--r-- 1 root root 11 Apr 4 12:40 .X0-lock<br>drwxrwxrwt 2 root root 4096 Apr 4 12:40 .X11-unix<br><br><br /><hr />Rediscover HotmailŪ: Now available on your iPhone or BlackBerry <a href='http://windowslive.com/RediscoverHotmail?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_HM_Rediscover_Mobile1_042009' target='_new'>Check it out.</a></body>
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