The Art of Tech

[NOTE: file & directory names will change with each version that is released]
[NOTE: paths listed are for Fedora Core; other distros may vary; substitute accordingly]

1. Download the Flash Player/plugin for Linux from Macromedia at http://www.macromedia.com/shockwave/download/download.cgi?P1_Prod_Version=ShockwaveFlash.

2. Extract the contents of the tarball just downloaded:

$ tar -zxf install_flash_player_7_linux.tar.gz

3. Change into the directory created from extracting the tarball contents:

$ cd install_flash_player_7_linux

4. As root, copy the libflashplayer.so file to the /usr/lib/mozilla/plugins/ directory:

# cp libflashplayer.so /usr/lib/mozilla/plugins/

5. Open the Configure Konqueror... dialog at the bottom of Konqueror's Configure menu. Scroll to the bottom of the icon bar on the left side of the configuration dialog, and click on Plugins. Click on the Scan for New Plugins button. Click the Plugins tab and verify that the Flash Player plugin is now on the list.

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Lamont R. Peterson