
Konqueror flash plugin installer
Various KDE 1.-4. Improvements
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This is a patch to apply against kde 3.5 svn khtml directory.
This patch provide an easy way for people making their own kde based distribution to deal with the flash plugin.
Both the licence and the plugin are downloaded from Macromedia web site to avoid legal problems.
Usage can be found at http://opensource.dental-on-line.com
in "KDE->Flash Installer"
MaxAuthority
14 years ago
A lot of people just don't like/want flash and poping up this dialog everytime is even more annoying than flash is.
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BorgQueen
14 years ago
However, installing flash is easy. You just use the same plugins that mozilla/firefox use. Copy the plugins dir from the mozilla/firefox dir to somewhere in your user dir (one can create a general dir called plugins) or just direct Konq to look there for plugins.
They work for me when I need them but I rarely need or want them so I disable them so as not to be bothered by flash nonsense.
Until a "stop" option or "don't play" option is added, I see flash as nothing but a bother.
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AbsintheSyringe
15 years ago
Even KDE 3.5.1 (konqueror) stays without Flash which is in my opinion necessary for every broswer. At least do you want dialog is good.
Yes, I use Opera (trying to move Firefox)but konqueror is ... not a good web.browser especially with a linux newbie laying around with no idea how to implement this "patch" not to even mation implementing the patch itself.
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gordin
14 years ago
So, I don't want such a patch in kde.
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ThaRippa
14 years ago
You are the kind of guy i hate most on these boards and mailing lists.
If you don't need a feature, esp. because it wouldn't work for you for another reason, fine.
Let your comment say "Not useful for me, make sure it doesn't bother me".
But for your gods sake think about other people. Sure that noone will ever want this? Really?
I don't want every idea in the world to be implemented because someone might find it useful. But there are too many apps in linux that are missing key features just because the Dev and the regulars on his board don't want to use it.
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ThaRippa
14 years ago
I like the idea.
Flash would be available even if one only has user previliges, for example in the computer-pool of a library/school/university.
For my own PC, i'll use the general installation, as i use FF for browsing the web, and Konqi for browsing my files.
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elektroschock
15 years ago
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brcha
14 years ago
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tomasito
14 years ago
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bcanet
14 years ago
The debian Flash installer need to be root or to have sudo privileges to be launched, this one operate with user privileges.
Regards
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Phemt
15 years ago
Whay don't you talk about this in the kde's mailings lings?
Btw great job! :)
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reyneke
15 years ago
Thx,
reyneke.
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bcanet
15 years ago
Get Kde 3.5 sources.
cd in kdelibs/khtml
apply the patch with something like
cat pathtopatch.diff|patch -p1
recompile/package kde 3.5
install the new kde
put something like PluginsListFile=http://www.dental-on-line.com/divers/plugins.xml
in $KDEDIR/share/config/kcmnspluginrc
or ~/.kde/share/config/kcmnspluginrc
As you can see this patch is only usefull for two type of peoples distro makers or sysadmins.
Sorry for the late answer
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oopsnic
15 years ago
Dear professionals, could you include some guidelines for installation?
Good job
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reyneke
15 years ago
Thanks in advance!
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hopsieu
15 years ago
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DustyDingo
15 years ago
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bcanet
15 years ago
This installer can work with others plugins as long as the plugin binary .so file is properly packaged in a tar archive.
The xml file must be customised to install another plugin.
Gpl flash produce two files.
The gpl flash library and the plugin linked against the library.
The plugin installer can copy the plugin in the browser plugin directory but can't install the gpl flash library on the system.
The solution would be to staticaly link libflash.so in libnpflash.so
and package the result in a tar file.
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sirtalon
15 years ago
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toonmuylkens
15 years ago
I have been seaching for a good app that still had to be developed, but I couldn't find one...I just didn't came up with this idea
great app
cheers
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