Hi,
I'm having trouble getting the flash player installed onto my centos desktop.
When i go to the adobe site, I click on the YUM for Linux version, then install it, and PC says "/tmp/adobe-release-i386-1.0-1.noarch-1.rpm is already installed" - but it's not working.
So then tried downloading the .tar.gz for linux version, and PC asks me which program to open to install it, and i don't have a clue.
Then I try downloading the .rpm version for linux, and my pc says "/tmp/flash-plugin-10.0.22.87-release.i386.rpm is already installed", but it's still not working.
What am I doing wrong?
Thanks anyone.
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At Sat, 4 Apr 2009 10:11:50 -0700 CentOS mailing list centos@centos.org wrote:
Hi,
I'm having trouble getting the flash player installed onto my centos desktop.When i go to the adobe site, I click on the YUM for Linux version, then install it, and PC says "/tmp/adobe-release-i386-1.0-1.noarch-1.rpm is already installed" - but it's not working.
With the yum repo installed, you then need to start a terminal (Applications->System Tools->Terminal, I think -- I don't use gnome, so I am not sure), then in the terminal window you type:
sudo yum -y install flash_player
Assuming you are loged in as a sudo enabled user (and you really should NOT be loged in as root). Sudo will ask for a password -- enter your user's password.
So then tried downloading the .tar.gz for linux version, and PC asks me which program to open to install it, and i don't have a clue.
Then I try downloading the .rpm version for linux, and my pc says "/tmp/flash-plugin-10.0.22.87-release.i386.rpm is already installed", but it's still not working.
What am I doing wrong?
Thanks anyone.
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Date: Sat, 4 Apr 2009 13:26:11 -0400 From: heller@deepsoft.com To: centos@centos.org CC: centos@centos.org Subject: Re: [CentOS] Having trouble installing flash player on centos 5.3 desktop machine
At Sat, 4 Apr 2009 10:11:50 -0700 CentOS mailing list centos@centos.org wrote:
Hi,
I'm having trouble getting the flash player installed onto my centos desktop.When i go to the adobe site, I click on the YUM for Linux version, then install it, and PC says "/tmp/adobe-release-i386-1.0-1.noarch-1.rpm is already installed" - but it's not working.
With the yum repo installed, you then need to start a terminal (Applications->System Tools->Terminal, I think -- I don't use gnome, so I am not sure), then in the terminal window you type:
sudo yum -y install flash_player
Assuming you are loged in as a sudo enabled user (and you really should NOT be loged in as root). Sudo will ask for a password -- enter your user's password.
So then tried downloading the .tar.gz for linux version, and PC asks me which program to open to install it, and i don't have a clue.
Then I try downloading the .rpm version for linux, and my pc says "/tmp/flash-plugin-10.0.22.87-release.i386.rpm is already installed", but it's still not working.
What am I doing wrong?
Thanks anyone.
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Hi,
Thanks, I tried your above command logged in as a user, could not get it to install, so I just logged in as root and it did not seem to work either. I tried a couple of commands and the below was the output:
[root@localhost tmp]# yum -y install flash-plugin-10.0.22.87-release.i386.rpm Loading "fastestmirror" plugin Loading mirror speeds from cached hostfile * adobe-linux-i386: linuxdownload.adobe.com * base: centos.omnispring.com * updates: ftp.lug.udel.edu * addons: mirrors.unbornmedia.com * extras: updates.interworx.info Setting up Install Process Parsing package install arguments Examining flash-plugin-10.0.22.87-release.i386.rpm: flash-plugin - 10.0.22.87-release.i386 flash-plugin-10.0.22.87-release.i386.rpm: does not update installed package. Nothing to do
I thought it was a permissions problem and chmod'ed to 700, that did not work either. Im sure it's something simple I am missing.
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Date: Sat, 4 Apr 2009 13:26:11 -0400 From: heller@deepsoft.com To: centos@centos.org CC: centos@centos.org Subject: Re: [CentOS] Having trouble installing flash player on centos 5.3 desktop machine
At Sat, 4 Apr 2009 10:11:50 -0700 CentOS mailing list centos@centos.org wrote:
Hi,
I'm having trouble getting the flash player installed onto my centos desktop.When i go to the adobe site, I click on the YUM for Linux version, then install it, and PC says "/tmp/adobe-release-i386-1.0-1.noarch-1.rpm is already installed" - but it's not working.
With the yum repo installed, you then need to start a terminal (Applications->System Tools->Terminal, I think -- I don't use gnome, so I am not sure), then in the terminal window you type:
sudo yum -y install flash_player
Assuming you are loged in as a sudo enabled user (and you really should NOT be loged in as root). Sudo will ask for a password -- enter your user's password.
So then tried downloading the .tar.gz for linux version, and PC asks me which program to open to install it, and i don't have a clue.
Then I try downloading the .rpm version for linux, and my pc says "/tmp/flash-plugin-10.0.22.87-release.i386.rpm is already installed", but it's still not working.
What am I doing wrong?
Thanks anyone.
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Hi,Thanks, I tried your above command logged in as a user, could not get it to install, so I just logged in as root and it did not seem to work either. I tried a couple of commands and the below was the output:
[root@localhost tmp]# yum -y install flash-plugin-10.0.22.87-release.i386.rpm
NO, you don't give the *file name*, you give the base package name, in this case 'flash-plugin'. The repo metadata supplies the proper version+release (10.0.22.87-release) and arch (i386 or posibly x86_64). The .rpm gets added somewhere in the bowels of yum, as needed to fetch the proper file (.hdr is also append when the header is fetched).
You have to understand that there is an important difference between package *names* and the names of the package *files*. Generally, the RPM files in a repository are built up from pieces: a base package name, its version & release string, its arch, and a file extension (.rpm for actual packages, .hdr for headers, which contain just the information needed to process dependencies). You only ever give yum the base package name [sometimes qualified with the arch] (except in the *special* case of 'install-local'). You also only give the base package name (*possibly* qualified with a version+release and/or arch) to rpm's query and erase (-q & -e) functions. You do give the actual file name for the install and update functions (-i and -U) of rpm.
This can seem confusing to novice users of RPM (less so with yum, since there is a greater level of overal consistency). Think of it like this: yum always deals in packages by *name* at the UI level (yum takes care of the mapping between packages *names*and the package *files*). In the case of RPM, you install or update a package with a package file. Once installed, the package *file* is no longer of use to RPM, since what is installed is the *package* not the package file itself.
Loading "fastestmirror" plugin Loading mirror speeds from cached hostfile
- adobe-linux-i386: linuxdownload.adobe.com
- base: centos.omnispring.com
- updates: ftp.lug.udel.edu
- addons: mirrors.unbornmedia.com
- extras: updates.interworx.info
Setting up Install Process Parsing package install arguments Examining flash-plugin-10.0.22.87-release.i386.rpm: flash-plugin - 10.0.22.87-release.i386 flash-plugin-10.0.22.87-release.i386.rpm: does not update installed package. Nothing to do
I thought it was a permissions problem and chmod'ed to 700, that did not work either. Im sure it's something simple I am missing.
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NO, you don't give the *file name*, you give the base package name, in this case 'flash-plugin'. The repo metadata supplies the proper version+release (10.0.22.87-release) and arch (i386 or posibly x86_64). The .rpm gets added somewhere in the bowels of yum, as needed to fetch the proper file (.hdr is also append when the header is fetched).
You have to understand that there is an important difference between package *names* and the names of the package *files*. Generally, the RPM files in a repository are built up from pieces: a base package name, its version & release string, its arch, and a file extension (.rpm for actual packages, .hdr for headers, which contain just the information needed to process dependencies). You only ever give yum the base package name [sometimes qualified with the arch] (except in the *special* case of 'install-local'). You also only give the base package name (*possibly* qualified with a version+release and/or arch) to rpm's query and erase (-q & -e) functions. You do give the actual file name for the install and update functions (-i and -U) of rpm.
This can seem confusing to novice users of RPM (less so with yum, since there is a greater level of overal consistency). Think of it like this: yum always deals in packages by *name* at the UI level (yum takes care of the mapping between packages *names*and the package *files*). In the case of RPM, you install or update a package with a package file. Once installed, the package *file* is no longer of use to RPM, since what is installed is the *package* not the package file itself.
ah OK thanks so much!
OK I just ran it again, still can't get it right, I'm still doing something wrong...
[root@localhost tmp]# yum -y install flash-plugin Loading "fastestmirror" plugin Loading mirror speeds from cached hostfile * adobe-linux-i386: linuxdownload.adobe.com * base: centos.omnispring.com * updates: ftp.lug.udel.edu * addons: mirrors.unbornmedia.com * extras: updates.interworx.info Setting up Install Process Parsing package install arguments Package flash-plugin - 10.0.22.87-release.i386 is already installed. Nothing to do [root@localhost tmp]# [root@localhost tmp]# yum -y install flash_player Loading "fastestmirror" plugin Loading mirror speeds from cached hostfile * adobe-linux-i386: linuxdownload.adobe.com * base: centos.omnispring.com * updates: ftp.lug.udel.edu * addons: mirrors.unbornmedia.com * extras: updates.interworx.info Setting up Install Process Parsing package install arguments No package flash_player available. Nothing to do [root@localhost tmp]# yum -y install flash-player Loading "fastestmirror" plugin Loading mirror speeds from cached hostfile * adobe-linux-i386: linuxdownload.adobe.com * base: centos.omnispring.com * updates: ftp.lug.udel.edu * addons: mirrors.gigenet.com * extras: updates.interworx.info Setting up Install Process Parsing package install arguments No package flash-player available. Nothing to do [root@localhost tmp]# yum -y install flash_plugin Loading "fastestmirror" plugin Loading mirror speeds from cached hostfile * adobe-linux-i386: linuxdownload.adobe.com * base: centos.omnispring.com * updates: ftp.lug.udel.edu * addons: mirrors.unbornmedia.com * extras: updates.interworx.info Setting up Install Process Parsing package install arguments No package flash_plugin available. Nothing to do
[root@localhost tmp]# yum install curl.i386 Loading "fastestmirror" plugin Loading mirror speeds from cached hostfile * adobe-linux-i386: linuxdownload.adobe.com * base: centos.omnispring.com * updates: ftp.lug.udel.edu * addons: mirrors.unbornmedia.com * extras: updates.interworx.info Setting up Install Process Parsing package install arguments Resolving Dependencies --> Running transaction check ---> Package curl.i386 0:7.15.5-2.1.el5_3.4 set to be updated --> Finished Dependency Resolution
Dependencies Resolved
============================================================================= Package Arch Version Repository Size ============================================================================= Installing: curl i386 7.15.5-2.1.el5_3.4 updates 232 k
Transaction Summary ============================================================================= Install 1 Package(s) Update 0 Package(s) Remove 0 Package(s)
Total download size: 232 k Is this ok [y/N]: y Downloading Packages: (1/1): curl-7.15.5-2.1.el 100% |=========================| 232 kB 00:00 Running rpm_check_debug Running Transaction Test Finished Transaction Test Transaction Test Succeeded Running Transaction Installing: curl ######################### [1/1]
Installed: curl.i386 0:7.15.5-2.1.el5_3.4 Complete! [root@localhost tmp]# yum -y install flash-plugin-10.0.22.87-release.i386.rpm Loading "fastestmirror" plugin Loading mirror speeds from cached hostfile * adobe-linux-i386: linuxdownload.adobe.com * base: centos.omnispring.com * updates: ftp.lug.udel.edu * addons: mirrors.gigenet.com * extras: updates.interworx.info Setting up Install Process Parsing package install arguments No package flash-plugin-10.0.22.87-release.i386.rpm available. Nothing to do [root@localhost tmp]# [root@localhost tmp]# ls -la total 128 drwxrwxrwt 11 root root 4096 Apr 4 14:38 . drwxr-xr-x 24 root root 4096 Apr 4 12:40 .. -rwx------ 1 root root 4368 Apr 4 13:00 adobe-release-i386-1.0-1.noarch-1.rpm drwx------ 2 user user 4096 Mar 30 07:30 .exchange-user drwxrwxrwt 2 root root 4096 Apr 4 12:40 .font-unix drwx------ 3 user user 4096 Apr 4 12:42 gconfd-user -rw------- 1 user user 66 Apr 1 04:56 .gdmINUQRU srw-rw-rw- 1 root root 0 Apr 4 12:40 .gdm_socket -rw------- 1 user user 66 Apr 4 12:42 .gdmV125RU drwxrwxrwt 2 root root 4096 Apr 4 12:42 .ICE-unix drwx------ 2 user user 4096 Apr 4 12:42 kde-user drwx------ 3 user user 4096 Apr 4 12:42 ksocket-user drwx------ 2 user user 4096 Apr 4 15:01 orbit-user drwx------ 2 user user 4096 Apr 4 12:42 ssh-VPclej3237 -r--r--r-- 1 root root 11 Apr 4 12:40 .X0-lock drwxrwxrwt 2 root root 4096 Apr 4 12:40 .X11-unix [root@localhost tmp]# yum -y install adobe-release-i386-1.0-1.noarch-1.rpm Loading "fastestmirror" plugin Loading mirror speeds from cached hostfile * adobe-linux-i386: linuxdownload.adobe.com * base: centos.omnispring.com * updates: ftp.lug.udel.edu * addons: mirrors.unbornmedia.com * extras: updates.interworx.info Setting up Install Process Parsing package install arguments Examining adobe-release-i386-1.0-1.noarch-1.rpm: adobe-release-i386 - 1.0-1.noarch adobe-release-i386-1.0-1.noarch-1.rpm: does not update installed package. Nothing to do
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Hey guys,
Sorry about that, the flash player was already installed OK with your help.!
The problem was the website I was using to test, apparently they did not write their code correctly and their front page had the flash player icon on it to get the player, but flash was already running on their site, so I went to adobe and flash was working AOK.
I guess they forgot to include a script in their code that eliminates the get flash player button if they sense my browser already has it.
thanks for your help!
L
From: nadsab1@live.com To: centos@centos.org Date: Sat, 4 Apr 2009 12:14:06 -0700 Subject: Re: [CentOS] Having trouble installing flash player on centos 5.3 desktop machine
NO, you don't give the *file name*, you give the base package name, in this case 'flash-plugin'. The repo metadata supplies the proper version+release (10.0.22.87-release) and arch (i386 or posibly x86_64). The .rpm gets added somewhere in the bowels of yum, as needed to fetch the proper file (.hdr is also append when the header is fetched).
You have to understand that there is an important difference between package *names* and the names of the package *files*. Generally, the RPM files in a repository are built up from pieces: a base package name, its version & release string, its arch, and a file extension (.rpm for actual packages, .hdr for headers, which contain just the information needed to process dependencies). You only ever give yum the base package name [sometimes qualified with the arch] (except in the *special* case of 'install-local'). You also only give the base package name (*possibly* qualified with a version+release and/or arch) to rpm's query and erase (-q & -e) functions. You do give the actual file name for the install and update functions (-i and -U) of rpm.
This can seem confusing to novice users of RPM (less so with yum, since there is a greater level of overal consistency). Think of it like this: yum always deals in packages by *name* at the UI level (yum takes care of the mapping between packages *names*and the package *files*). In the case of RPM, you install or update a package with a package file. Once installed, the package *file* is no longer of use to RPM, since what is installed is the *package* not the package file itself.
ah OK thanks so much!
OK I just ran it again, still can't get it right, I'm still doing something wrong...
[root@localhost tmp]# yum -y install flash-plugin Loading "fastestmirror" plugin Loading mirror speeds from cached hostfile * adobe-linux-i386: linuxdownload.adobe.com * base: centos.omnispring.com * updates: ftp.lug.udel.edu * addons: mirrors.unbornmedia.com * extras: updates.interworx.info Setting up Install Process Parsing package install arguments Package flash-plugin - 10.0.22.87-release.i386 is already installed. Nothing to do [root@localhost tmp]# [root@localhost tmp]# yum -y install flash_player Loading "fastestmirror" plugin Loading mirror speeds from cached hostfile * adobe-linux-i386: linuxdownload.adobe.com * base: centos.omnispring.com * updates: ftp.lug.udel.edu * addons: mirrors.unbornmedia.com * extras: updates.interworx.info Setting up Install Process Parsing package install arguments No package flash_player available. Nothing to do [root@localhost tmp]# yum -y install flash-player Loading "fastestmirror" plugin Loading mirror speeds from cached hostfile * adobe-linux-i386: linuxdownload.adobe.com * base: centos.omnispring.com * updates: ftp.lug.udel.edu * addons: mirrors.gigenet.com * extras: updates.interworx.info Setting up Install Process Parsing package install arguments No package flash-player available. Nothing to do [root@localhost tmp]# yum -y install flash_plugin Loading "fastestmirror" plugin Loading mirror speeds from cached hostfile * adobe-linux-i386: linuxdownload.adobe.com * base: centos.omnispring.com * updates: ftp.lug.udel.edu * addons: mirrors.unbornmedia.com * extras: updates.interworx.info Setting up Install Process Parsing package install arguments No package flash_plugin available. Nothing to do
[root@localhost tmp]# yum install curl.i386 Loading "fastestmirror" plugin Loading mirror speeds from cached hostfile * adobe-linux-i386: linuxdownload.adobe.com * base: centos.omnispring.com * updates: ftp.lug.udel.edu * addons: mirrors.unbornmedia.com * extras: updates.interworx.info Setting up Install Process Parsing package install arguments Resolving Dependencies --> Running transaction check ---> Package curl.i386 0:7.15.5-2.1.el5_3.4 set to be updated --> Finished Dependency Resolution
Dependencies Resolved
============================================================================= Package Arch Version Repository Size ============================================================================= Installing: curl i386 7.15.5-2.1.el5_3.4 updates 232 k
Transaction Summary ============================================================================= Install 1 Package(s) Update 0 Package(s) Remove 0 Package(s)
Total download size: 232 k Is this ok [y/N]: y Downloading Packages: (1/1): curl-7.15.5-2.1.el 100% |=========================| 232 kB 00:00 Running rpm_check_debug Running Transaction Test Finished Transaction Test Transaction Test Succeeded Running Transaction Installing: curl ######################### [1/1]
Installed: curl.i386 0:7.15.5-2.1.el5_3.4 Complete! [root@localhost tmp]# yum -y install flash-plugin-10.0.22.87-release.i386.rpm Loading "fastestmirror" plugin Loading mirror speeds from cached hostfile * adobe-linux-i386: linuxdownload.adobe.com * base: centos.omnispring.com * updates: ftp.lug.udel.edu * addons: mirrors.gigenet.com * extras: updates.interworx.info Setting up Install Process Parsing package install arguments No package flash-plugin-10.0.22.87-release.i386.rpm available. Nothing to do [root@localhost tmp]# [root@localhost tmp]# ls -la total 128 drwxrwxrwt 11 root root 4096 Apr 4 14:38 . drwxr-xr-x 24 root root 4096 Apr 4 12:40 .. -rwx------ 1 root root 4368 Apr 4 13:00 adobe-release-i386-1.0-1.noarch-1.rpm drwx------ 2 user user 4096 Mar 30 07:30 .exchange-user drwxrwxrwt 2 root root 4096 Apr 4 12:40 .font-unix drwx------ 3 user user 4096 Apr 4 12:42 gconfd-user -rw------- 1 user user 66 Apr 1 04:56 .gdmINUQRU srw-rw-rw- 1 root root 0 Apr 4 12:40 .gdm_socket -rw------- 1 user user 66 Apr 4 12:42 .gdmV125RU drwxrwxrwt 2 root root 4096 Apr 4 12:42 .ICE-unix drwx------ 2 user user 4096 Apr 4 12:42 kde-user drwx------ 3 user user 4096 Apr 4 12:42 ksocket-user drwx------ 2 user user 4096 Apr 4 15:01 orbit-user drwx------ 2 user user 4096 Apr 4 12:42 ssh-VPclej3237 -r--r--r-- 1 root root 11 Apr 4 12:40 .X0-lock drwxrwxrwt 2 root root 4096 Apr 4 12:40 .X11-unix [root@localhost tmp]# yum -y install adobe-release-i386-1.0-1.noarch-1.rpm Loading "fastestmirror" plugin Loading mirror speeds from cached hostfile * adobe-linux-i386: linuxdownload.adobe.com * base: centos.omnispring.com * updates: ftp.lug.udel.edu * addons: mirrors.unbornmedia.com * extras: updates.interworx.info Setting up Install Process Parsing package install arguments Examining adobe-release-i386-1.0-1.noarch-1.rpm: adobe-release-i386 - 1.0-1.noarch adobe-release-i386-1.0-1.noarch-1.rpm: does not update installed package. Nothing to do
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Linda Stark wrote:
Hi,
I'm having trouble getting the flash player installed onto my centos desktop.
When i go to the adobe site, I click on the YUM for Linux version, then install it, and PC says "/tmp/adobe-release-i386-1.0-1.noarch-1.rpm is already installed" - but it's not working.
I had a hell of a time getting it work on my x86_64 desktop when FireFox 3 was released.
Then I found out about an experimental x86_64 plugin -
http://labs.adobe.com/downloads/flashplayer10.html
No pretty installer, just a plugin. Put it in /usr/lib64/mozilla/plugins/ (and get rid of any others) and restart firefox.
Are you by chance on x86_64?
Date: Sat, 4 Apr 2009 10:28:05 -0700 From: mpeters@mac.com To: centos@centos.org Subject: Re: [CentOS] Having trouble installing flash player on centos 5.3 desktop machine
Linda Stark wrote:
Hi,
I'm having trouble getting the flash player installed onto my centos desktop.
When i go to the adobe site, I click on the YUM for Linux version, then install it, and PC says "/tmp/adobe-release-i386-1.0-1.noarch-1.rpm is already installed" - but it's not working.
I had a hell of a time getting it work on my x86_64 desktop when FireFox 3 was released.
Then I found out about an experimental x86_64 plugin -
http://labs.adobe.com/downloads/flashplayer10.html
No pretty installer, just a plugin. Put it in /usr/lib64/mozilla/plugins/ (and get rid of any others) and restart firefox.
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Thanks I'll check it out if I can't get this working.
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On Sat, 2009-04-04 at 10:11 -0700, Linda Stark wrote:
Hi,
I'm having trouble getting the flash player installed onto my centos desktop.
When i go to the adobe site, I click on the YUM for Linux version, then install it, and PC says "/tmp/adobe-release-i386-1.0-1.noarch-1.rpm is already installed" - but it's not working.
So then tried downloading the .tar.gz for linux version, and PC asks me which program to open to install it, and i don't have a clue.
Then I try downloading the .rpm version for linux, and my pc says "/tmp/flash-plugin-10.0.22.87-release.i386.rpm is already installed", but it's still not working.
What am I doing wrong?
I don't know, but what you describe sure doesn't look like my 5.x system.
Thanks anyone.
Being a weekend, the really knowledgeable folks may not be active today. I would suggest you eventually google and select centos site in the advanced search page. There's been some threads about plugins recently. These all a related to Firefox IIRC. I've listed a few things below that may get you going. If not, "Google is your friend".
What I do know, is this.
$ rpm -q adobe-release-i386 adobe-release-i386-1.0-1
$ rpm -q --whatprovides /usr/lib/flash-plugin flash-plugin-10.0.22.87-release
$ rpm -q --filesbypkg flash-plugin-10.0.22.87-release flash-plugin /usr/lib/flash-plugin flash-plugin /usr/lib/flash-plugin/LICENSE flash-plugin /usr/lib/flash-plugin/README flash-plugin /usr/lib/flash-plugin/homecleanup flash-plugin /usr/lib/flash-plugin/libflashplayer.so flash-plugin /usr/lib/flash-plugin/setup flash-plugin /usr/share/doc/flash-plugin-10.0.22.87 flash-plugin /usr/share/doc/flash-plugin-10.0.22.87/readme.txt
$ locate flash-plugin /usr/lib/flash-plugin /usr/lib/flash-plugin/LICENSE /usr/lib/flash-plugin/README /usr/lib/flash-plugin/homecleanup /usr/lib/flash-plugin/libflashplayer.so /usr/lib/flash-plugin/setup /usr/share/doc/flash-plugin-10.0.22.87 /usr/share/doc/flash-plugin-10.0.22.87/readme.txt
In my history file made with
rpm -qa --last >Desktop/RpmInstalledByDate
is
flash-plugin-10.0.22.87-release Wed 25 Feb 2009 05:19:20 AM EST
Since it has no "el5" of "rf", I presume it came from Adobe, so you are apparently in the right place.
Nothing like you were describing should ever install in /tmp. /tmp is a temporary storage area that is subject to arbitrary "cleaning". Maybe that's the problem? Maybe from a previous attempt a temporary file was left in /tmp and the new attempt can't overwrite it? I don't know.
I guess the first thing you might want to do is find out where you got the version that the system says is installed. Then you might want to remove it - I don't know this - since ISTM that it may be a non-standard package.
You *may* want to setup the repository for Adobe if you want updates automatically (or manually) via yum. IIRC, the instructions are on the web site.
If you do set up the repository and import the gpg key, etc., then a "yum list available", "yum install <pkgname>", etc. will work for it just like anything else.
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No thanks.
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If you can't get the adobe stuff setup, post back and I'll list my repo file.
HTH
From: CentOS4Bill@triad.rr.com To: centos@centos.org Date: Sat, 4 Apr 2009 13:56:08 -0400 Subject: Re: [CentOS] Having trouble installing flash player on centos 5.3 desktop machine
On Sat, 2009-04-04 at 10:11 -0700, Linda Stark wrote:
Hi,
I'm having trouble getting the flash player installed onto my centos desktop.
When i go to the adobe site, I click on the YUM for Linux version, then install it, and PC says "/tmp/adobe-release-i386-1.0-1.noarch-1.rpm is already installed" - but it's not working.
So then tried downloading the .tar.gz for linux version, and PC asks me which program to open to install it, and i don't have a clue.
Then I try downloading the .rpm version for linux, and my pc says "/tmp/flash-plugin-10.0.22.87-release.i386.rpm is already installed", but it's still not working.
What am I doing wrong?
I don't know, but what you describe sure doesn't look like my 5.x system.
Thanks anyone.
Being a weekend, the really knowledgeable folks may not be active today. I would suggest you eventually google and select centos site in the advanced search page. There's been some threads about plugins recently. These all a related to Firefox IIRC. I've listed a few things below that may get you going. If not, "Google is your friend".
What I do know, is this.
$ rpm -q adobe-release-i386 adobe-release-i386-1.0-1
$ rpm -q --whatprovides /usr/lib/flash-plugin flash-plugin-10.0.22.87-release
$ rpm -q --filesbypkg flash-plugin-10.0.22.87-release flash-plugin /usr/lib/flash-plugin flash-plugin /usr/lib/flash-plugin/LICENSE flash-plugin /usr/lib/flash-plugin/README flash-plugin /usr/lib/flash-plugin/homecleanup flash-plugin /usr/lib/flash-plugin/libflashplayer.so flash-plugin /usr/lib/flash-plugin/setup flash-plugin /usr/share/doc/flash-plugin-10.0.22.87 flash-plugin /usr/share/doc/flash-plugin-10.0.22.87/readme.txt
$ locate flash-plugin /usr/lib/flash-plugin /usr/lib/flash-plugin/LICENSE /usr/lib/flash-plugin/README /usr/lib/flash-plugin/homecleanup /usr/lib/flash-plugin/libflashplayer.so /usr/lib/flash-plugin/setup /usr/share/doc/flash-plugin-10.0.22.87 /usr/share/doc/flash-plugin-10.0.22.87/readme.txt
In my history file made with
rpm -qa --last >Desktop/RpmInstalledByDate
is
flash-plugin-10.0.22.87-release Wed 25 Feb 2009 05:19:20 AM EST
Since it has no "el5" of "rf", I presume it came from Adobe, so you are apparently in the right place.
Nothing like you were describing should ever install in /tmp. /tmp is a temporary storage area that is subject to arbitrary "cleaning". Maybe that's the problem? Maybe from a previous attempt a temporary file was left in /tmp and the new attempt can't overwrite it? I don't know.
I guess the first thing you might want to do is find out where you got the version that the system says is installed. Then you might want to remove it - I don't know this - since ISTM that it may be a non-standard package.
You *may* want to setup the repository for Adobe if you want updates automatically (or manually) via yum. IIRC, the instructions are on the web site.
If you do set up the repository and import the gpg key, etc., then a "yum list available", "yum install <pkgname>", etc. will work for it just like anything else.
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No thanks.
<snip sig stuff>
If you can't get the adobe stuff setup, post back and I'll list my repo file.
HTH
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Hi,
Thanks I'll do some research on google. For now, I am assuming that the file I need to install is "flash-plugin-10.0.22.87-release.i386.rpm" - is this correct? I downloaded it from adobe, assuming it got saved in tmp.
And you are saying I should move the file out of tmp before install?
Linda
[root@localhost tmp]# ls -la total 8032 drwxrwxrwt 11 root root 4096 Apr 4 13:45 . drwxr-xr-x 24 root root 4096 Apr 4 12:40 .. -rwx------ 1 root root 4368 Apr 4 13:00 adobe-release-i386-1.0-1.noarch-1.rpm -r-------- 1 user user 4368 Apr 4 12:59 adobe-release-i386-1.0-1.noarch.rpm drwx------ 2 user user 4096 Mar 30 07:30 .exchange-user -rwx------ 1 user user 4065576 Apr 4 13:08 flash-plugin-10.0.22.87-release.i386.rpm drwxrwxrwt 2 root root 4096 Apr 4 12:40 .font-unix drwx------ 3 user user 4096 Apr 4 12:42 gconfd-user -rw------- 1 user user 66 Apr 1 04:56 .gdmINUQRU srw-rw-rw- 1 root root 0 Apr 4 12:40 .gdm_socket -rw------- 1 user user 66 Apr 4 12:42 .gdmV125RU drwxrwxrwt 2 root root 4096 Apr 4 12:42 .ICE-unix -r-------- 1 user user 3994294 Apr 4 13:06 install_flash_player_10_linux.tar.gz drwx------ 2 user user 4096 Apr 4 12:42 kde-user drwx------ 3 user user 4096 Apr 4 12:42 ksocket-user drwx------ 2 user user 4096 Apr 4 13:50 orbit-user drwx------ 2 user user 4096 Apr 4 12:42 ssh-VPclej3237 -r--r--r-- 1 root root 11 Apr 4 12:40 .X0-lock drwxrwxrwt 2 root root 4096 Apr 4 12:40 .X11-unix
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On Sat, 2009-04-04 at 11:14 -0700, Linda Stark wrote:
Thanks I'll do some research on google. For now, I am assuming that the file I need to install is "flash-plugin-10.0.22.87-release.i386.rpm" - is this correct? I downloaded it from adobe, assuming it got saved in tmp.
And you are saying I should move the file out of tmp before install?
---- shouldn't be necessary...
Is it installed? What's output of command... rpm -q flash-plugin
If it's already installed? What's output of command... ls -l /usr/lib/mozilla/plugins
Is plugin registered with nspluginwrapper? mozilla-plugin-config -i
Make sure you close all instances of Firefox and restart it, it should work if it's installed & registered
Craig
From: craigwhite@azapple.com To: centos@centos.org Date: Sat, 4 Apr 2009 11:25:11 -0700 Subject: Re: [CentOS] Having trouble installing flash player on centos 5.3 desktop machine
On Sat, 2009-04-04 at 11:14 -0700, Linda Stark wrote:
Thanks I'll do some research on google. For now, I am assuming that the file I need to install is "flash-plugin-10.0.22.87-release.i386.rpm" - is this correct? I downloaded it from adobe, assuming it got saved in tmp.
And you are saying I should move the file out of tmp before install?
shouldn't be necessary...
Is it installed? What's output of command... rpm -q flash-plugin
[root@localhost tmp]# rpm -q flash-plugin flash-plugin-10.0.22.87-release
If it's already installed? What's output of command... ls -l /usr/lib/mozilla/plugins
[root@localhost tmp]# ls -l /usr/lib/mozilla/plugins total 4 lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 39 Mar 30 23:10 libflashplayer.so -> /usr/lib/flash-plugin/libflashplayer.so
Is plugin registered with nspluginwrapper? mozilla-plugin-config -i
[root@localhost tmp]# mozilla-plugin-config -i -bash: mozilla-plugin-config: command not found
Make sure you close all instances of Firefox and restart it, it should work if it's installed & registered
Craig
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On Sat, 04 Apr 2009 11:14:53 -0700 Linda Stark wrote:
Thanks I'll do some research on google.
It's not clear to me if your Centos installation is x86_64 or i386. If it's x86_64, then do this:
yum install curl.i386
Date: Sat, 4 Apr 2009 12:28:24 -0600 From: theatre@sasktel.net Subject: Re: [CentOS] Having trouble installing flash player on centos 5.3 desktop machine To: centos@centos.org CC: nadsab1@live.com
On Sat, 04 Apr 2009 11:14:53 -0700 Linda Stark wrote:
Thanks I'll do some research on google.
It's not clear to me if your Centos installation is x86_64 or i386. If it's x86_64, then do this:
yum install curl.i386
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Ah,
Still kind of new to Linux, how can I check?
I think it's i386 though.
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Linda Stark wrote:
Date: Sat, 4 Apr 2009 12:28:24 -0600 From: theatre@sasktel.net Subject: Re: [CentOS] Having trouble installing flash player on
centos 5.3 desktop machine
To: centos@centos.org CC: nadsab1@live.com
On Sat, 04 Apr 2009 11:14:53 -0700 Linda Stark wrote:
Thanks I'll do some research on google.
It's not clear to me if your Centos installation is x86_64 or i386.
If it's
x86_64, then do this:
yum install curl.i386
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Ah,
Still kind of new to Linux, how can I check?
I think it's i386 though.
rpm -q kernel
If it shows i686 then you are on an i386 install and disregard the x86_64 note.
Definitely try the
yum install curl
thing that was mentioned - the adobe rpm via yum works just dandy on my i386, so it may be an issue of a dependency that adobe neglected to require.
On Sat, 2009-04-04 at 11:14 -0700, Linda Stark wrote:
From: CentOS4Bill@triad.rr.com
<snip headers>
On Sat, 2009-04-04 at 10:11 -0700, Linda Stark wrote:
Hi,
I'm having trouble getting the flash player installed onto my
centos
desktop.
When i go to the adobe site, I click on the YUM for Linux version, then install it, and PC says "/tmp/adobe-release-i386-1.0-1.noarch-1.rpm is already installed"
but it's not working.
After reading the other replies, I can see now that more questions may have been appropriate. I coalesce my thoughts near the end.
<snip>
What I do know, is this.
$ rpm -q adobe-release-i386 adobe-release-i386-1.0-1
The first step to getting where you want to go is to know where you are at. The commands I've shown above and below should be used to see what's on your system. Run the commands and post the results in your reply.
BTW, *please* snip out some of the chaff. The replies can be hard to follow and get longer and longer with repeated text. Thanks.
$ rpm -q --whatprovides /usr/lib/flash-plugin flash-plugin-10.0.22.87-release
The above was just FYI.
$ rpm -q --filesbypkg flash-plugin-10.0.22.87-release flash-plugin /usr/lib/flash-plugin flash-plugin /usr/lib/flash-plugin/LICENSE flash-plugin /usr/lib/flash-plugin/README flash-plugin /usr/lib/flash-plugin/homecleanup flash-plugin /usr/lib/flash-plugin/libflashplayer.so flash-plugin /usr/lib/flash-plugin/setup flash-plugin /usr/share/doc/flash-plugin-10.0.22.87 flash-plugin /usr/share/doc/flash-plugin-10.0.22.87/readme.txt
The above was, again, an FYI.
The next one can only be relied upon if you have run updatedb after latest updates and/or other noteworthy changes have been made.
$ locate flash-plugin /usr/lib/flash-plugin /usr/lib/flash-plugin/LICENSE /usr/lib/flash-plugin/README /usr/lib/flash-plugin/homecleanup /usr/lib/flash-plugin/libflashplayer.so /usr/lib/flash-plugin/setup /usr/share/doc/flash-plugin-10.0.22.87 /usr/share/doc/flash-plugin-10.0.22.87/readme.txt
Above was another FYI.
<snip>
You *may* want to setup the repository for Adobe if you want updates automatically (or manually) via yum. IIRC, the instructions are on
the
web site.
If you do set up the repository and import the gpg key, etc., then a "yum list available", "yum install <pkgname>", etc. will work for it just like anything else.
Ok. Based on the other posts in this thread, I don't know how to advise you to proceed. Before I go on to what you have posted below ...
Did you run the commands I first posted to you? If so, what did they show? I just need to know where you are.
Do you have the Adobe repo set up for yum? If not, you should do that first. Manually downloading and installing can work, but it is more work than is needed, error prone and flies in the face of the "enterprise distro" strategy.
I see from another post that you may have downloaded that file into /tmp. *If* you want to install from there (I advise against that - set up the repository for adobe and "Use the Force (yum) Linda") you need to run rpm with the --install flag and the name of the file. I don't know if you tried this already since you didn't show the commands you used. Here is a sample (it'll fail because it's installed already) using another package.
As another poster noted, you must be root (or sudo) to install system-wide packages in system directories, which these packages do.
# rpm --install adobe-release-i386-1.0-1.noarch.rpm package adobe-release-i386-1.0-1.noarch is already installed
Also as another noted, if you are using yum, you do not download the rpm yourself (as it seems you did originally from the Adobe site). And you do not give the name of the rpm file or even all the version stuff. A base package name will most often do. Sometimes you may need it with an architecture. A sample for when the Adobe repository has been set up and you have imported the gpg key is like this.
# yum install flash-plugin Loaded plugins: allowdowngrade, changelog, downloadonly, fastestmirror, : fedorakmod, kernel-module, priorities, tsflags, versionlock Loading mirror speeds from cached hostfile * rpmforge: apt.sw.be * base: mirror.newnanutilities.org * updates: mirror.newnanutilities.org * centosplus: mirror.skiplink.com * addons: mirror.steadfast.net * extras: ftp.linux.ncsu.edu adobe-linux-i386
<snip extraneous stuff from yum>
Ok. This is a good place to stop with the general stuff. If I can be of further help, I'll need to know "where you are" in terms of running some of those commands I first posted.
Now, on to your post below.
<snip sig stuff>
Hi,
Thanks I'll do some research on google. For now, I am assuming that the file I need to install is "flash-plugin-10.0.22.87-release.i386.rpm" - is this correct? I downloaded it from adobe, assuming it got saved in tmp.
AHA! *Now* I see. *If* you *really* want to do it this way, use the rpm command with --install like I showed above. However, if you do it this way, you get an "Aw Shit", which as we all know wipes out 1000 "'Atta Boys". ;-)
Anyway, downloading to /tmp was ok for that method.
And you are saying I should move the file out of tmp before install?
No. In the wee hours of the morning, only one of my two remaining brain cells had received its initial caffeine dose and I did not recognize all the implications of the file name. Mea Culpa!
Linda
[root@localhost tmp]# ls -la
<snip>
As before, I say set up yum using the instructions on the Adobe site. If you have trouble, post back. I'll be alert and here for a few hours at least.
HTH
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