I noticed, that the directory /usr/lib/firefox-3.0b5/plugins/ is NOT created on CentOS 5.2. Therefor for instance the flash-plugin is not installed for the new firefox (After manually creating the directory and setting the right symlink it works all right)
Bernhard Gschaider wrote:
I noticed, that the directory /usr/lib/firefox-3.0b5/plugins/ is NOT created on CentOS 5.2. Therefor for instance the flash-plugin is not installed for the new firefox (After manually creating the directory and setting the right symlink it works all right)
installing as a user, should the flash-plugin not go into your ~/.mozilla dir ?
Also, sitewide plugins are better in /usr/lib/mozilla/plugins/ which comes from the xulrunner rpm.
Atleast, thats the way I look at things, what am I missing here ?
- KB
On Wed, 25 Jun 2008 15:03:26 +0100 "KS" == Karanbir Singh mail-lists@karan.org wrote:
KS> Bernhard Gschaider wrote: >> I noticed, that the directory /usr/lib/firefox-3.0b5/plugins/ >> is NOT created on CentOS 5.2. Therefor for instance the >> flash-plugin is not installed for the new firefox (After >> manually creating the directory and setting the right symlink >> it works all right)
KS> installing as a user, should the flash-plugin not go into your KS> ~/.mozilla dir ?
I was going for a system-wide install
KS> Also, sitewide plugins are better in /usr/lib/mozilla/plugins/ KS> which comes from the xulrunner rpm.
You're right. I wasn't aware of this directory. The funny thing is: the flash-plugin did a symbolic link to the .so there, but firefox doesn't recognize it (It also doesn't find the java-plugin that is installed there)
KS> Atleast, thats the way I look at things, what am I missing KS> here ?
In the .mozilla/plugin it works, but that'S not what I want.
For the time being I will put a symlink to the /usr/lib/mozilla-direcotry into the firefox-3-directory (now all ther plugins are recognized)
Bernhard
On Wed, Jun 25, 2008 at 10:43 AM, Bernhard Gschaider < bgschaid_lists@ice-sf.at> wrote:
On Wed, 25 Jun 2008 15:03:26 +0100 "KS" == Karanbir Singh mail-lists@karan.org wrote:
KS> Bernhard Gschaider wrote:
I noticed, that the directory /usr/lib/firefox-3.0b5/plugins/ is NOT created on CentOS 5.2. Therefor for instance the flash-plugin is not installed for the new firefox (After manually creating the directory and setting the right symlink it works all right)
KS> installing as a user, should the flash-plugin not go into yourKS> ~/.mozilla dir ?
I was going for a system-wide install
KS> Also, sitewide plugins are better in /usr/lib/mozilla/plugins/ KS> which comes from the xulrunner rpm.
You're right. I wasn't aware of this directory. The funny thing is: the flash-plugin did a symbolic link to the .so there, but firefox doesn't recognize it (It also doesn't find the java-plugin that is installed there)
KS> Atleast, thats the way I look at things, what am I missing KS> here ?
In the .mozilla/plugin it works, but that'S not what I want.
For the time being I will put a symlink to the /usr/lib/mozilla-direcotry into the firefox-3-directory (now all ther plugins are recognized)
After I did "yum upgrade" yesterday, it looks like my Plug Ins for Firefox are all there. Edit > Preferences > Main > Add Ons > Plug Ins Shockwave Flash and other plug ins are shown there, in Firefox 3.
Bernhard Gschaider wrote:
KS> Also, sitewide plugins are better in /usr/lib/mozilla/plugins/ KS> which comes from the xulrunner rpm.You're right. I wasn't aware of this directory. The funny thing is: the flash-plugin did a symbolic link to the .so there, but firefox doesn't recognize it (It also doesn't find the java-plugin that is installed there)
That might be a real bug, I wonder if you can try this on a clean VM install or a real machine install and make sure that the plugins from /usr/lib/mozilla/plugins are really not seen by a fresh firefox-3 install ( I'd guess doing a useradd or a user with no ~/.mozilla would also be suiteable to test this )
- KB
On Wed, 25 Jun 2008 17:49:22 +0100 "KS" == Karanbir Singh mail-lists@karan.org wrote:
KS> Bernhard Gschaider wrote: Also, sitewide plugins are better in KS> /usr/lib/mozilla/plugins/ which comes from the xulrunner rpm. >> You're right. I wasn't aware of this directory. The funny thing >> is: the flash-plugin did a symbolic link to the .so there, but >> firefox doesn't recognize it (It also doesn't find the >> java-plugin that is installed there)
KS> That might be a real bug, I wonder if you can try this on a KS> clean VM install or a real machine install and make sure that KS> the plugins from /usr/lib/mozilla/plugins are really not seen KS> by a fresh firefox-3 install ( I'd guess doing a useradd or a KS> user with no ~/.mozilla would also be suiteable to test this )
OK. Sorry to have bothered you. It seems to be a problem of that specific user (me). The others on the same machines see the /usr/lib/mozilla-plugins without a problem.
I was using a "tar-installed to /opt" Firefox3 before. I guess it must have fiddled around with some settings in ~/.mozilla (but obviously not the fault of the RPMs)
Bernhard
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