Firefox Install issues

[Rory Glenn Pascua]

Where exactly do I need to copy the libflashplayer.so after downloading the current Mozilla Firefox version? I'm getting conflicting information after doing some research.

Some say copy the file in the /usr/lib64/mozilla/plugins directory
Others say /usr/lib/mozilla/plugins directory

I know the two examples above is just a 64bit difference but my 64bit machine also has the "lib" directory. Does that mean I have to copy it in there as well? Am I missing anything else?

I copied the libflashplayer.so file on both directories and I still can't get it to work. I un-installed all versions and re-installed it.. no luck.

BTW I am using RHEL5.

 

[Rob]

You could also try your ~/.mozilla/plugins/ directory..

 

[Rory Glenn Pascua]

Tried that too Rob. Didn't work. Do you think it has something to do with distro incompatibility?

 

[thelowbudget]

Try reinstalling FireFox from the terminal.

 

[thelowbudget]

Try reinstalling FireFox from the terminal.

Sorry, try updating it from the terminal with the sudo command.

 

[Rory Glenn Pascua]

That's actually what I've been trying to do the whole time. Maybe a fresh OS install would do the trick?

 

[majcherek2048]

Using Debian I've always used "~/.mozilla/plugins/", and I've done a couple of installations on Ubuntu using the same directory, and it always seems to be working.
- Usually the plugins folder doesn't exist, just create the folder. Don't use the firefox subfolder!
- Are you running the 64-bit version of Firefox, and are you using the 64-bit version of Flash Player?
- Does it show up in "about : plugins" ? (If you don't know that one, just type it in the addressbar of your browser, remove spaces).

Hope that helps.

 

[Rory Glenn Pascua]

Thanks majcherek... I'll try that..