Flash Player for 64 Bit Linux
Having trouble viewing youtube videos or other flash enabled sites?
Are you running a 64 bit version of Linux?
There is currently an Alpha version of a 64 bit player available.
Follow these directions to install the player
Are you running a 64 bit version of Linux?
There is currently an Alpha version of a 64 bit player available.
Follow these directions to install the player
- Launch a terminal
- su as root
- enter: yum erase flash-plugin nspluginwrapper*
- enter: cd /etc/yum.repos.d/
- enter: curl -O http://www.dfm.uninsubria.it/compiz/fusion-testing/flashplayer.x86_64/flash.repo
- enter: rpm --import http://www.dfm.uninsubria.it/compiz/fusion-testing/flashplayer.x86_64/RPM-GPG-KEY-leigh123linux
- enter yum install flash-plugin
- restart your web browser
- Relaunch your web browser and enter about:plugins in the address bar
- You should see a section that looks like the following
Shockwave Flash
File name: libflashplayer.so
Shockwave Flash 10.0 r42
MIME Type Description Suffixes Enabled
application/x-shockwave-flash Shockwave Flash swf Yes
application/futuresplash FutureSplash Player spl Yes
- Test the flash player at www.youtube.com
Getting DropBox Working on Linux
DropBox is a great service that provides offsite backups of your important files.
They offer a free 2GB account and you can pay to increase the amount of storage.
Another great thing about DropBox is it can be used to synchronize your documents if you have multiple computers.
It also supports multiple platforms, so you can install it on your PC at work, your macbook or your linux workstation at home and have all your important files with you.
There is even a client application available for the Iphone.
This Article helps you get through the installation of Dropbox on the Linux platform.
Have you installed Dropbox on linux, only to launch it and receive the following message
¨"In order to use dropbox you must download a proprietary daemon".
It started downloading, installed itself, and dropbox immediately started running.
If Clicking Ok Doesnt seem to do anything try this
They offer a free 2GB account and you can pay to increase the amount of storage.
Another great thing about DropBox is it can be used to synchronize your documents if you have multiple computers.
It also supports multiple platforms, so you can install it on your PC at work, your macbook or your linux workstation at home and have all your important files with you.
There is even a client application available for the Iphone.
This Article helps you get through the installation of Dropbox on the Linux platform.
Have you installed Dropbox on linux, only to launch it and receive the following message
¨"In order to use dropbox you must download a proprietary daemon".
It started downloading, installed itself, and dropbox immediately started running.
If Clicking Ok Doesnt seem to do anything try this
- go to /usr/share/applications
- click on the dropbox icon
- The message will pop up again: "In order to use dropbox you must download a proprietary daemon".
It started downloading, installed itself, and dropbox immediately started running.
- click ok or next to install the daemon
- now try relaunching dropbox
Getting Skype to work on Linux
Skype is A great application for keeping in touch with friends and relatives around the world.
It can be used to make free computer to computer audio and video calls.
You can also purchase plans that allow you to call unlimited to a specific country or to the world.
There is a beta Skype application now available for Linux users.
The installation process is not streamlined and you may run into an issue after installation.
Have you installed skype for linux, yet the application does not launch when you select it?
You will need to add some libraries
It can be used to make free computer to computer audio and video calls.
You can also purchase plans that allow you to call unlimited to a specific country or to the world.
There is a beta Skype application now available for Linux users.
The installation process is not streamlined and you may run into an issue after installation.
Have you installed skype for linux, yet the application does not launch when you select it?
You will need to add some libraries
- Launch a terminal window
- enter yum install compat-libf2c-34-3.4.6-18.i686 and press y at any prompt
- enter yum install alsa-lib-1.0.21-3.fc12.i686 and press y at any prompt
- enter yum install alsa-lib-1.0.22-1.fc12.i686 and press y at the prompts
- enter yum install libXv-1.0.5-1.fc12.i686 pressing y at the prompts
- enter yum install libXScrnSaver-1.2.0-1.fc12.i686 pressing y at the prompts
- enter yum install 1:qt-4.5.3-9.fc12.i686 pressing y at the prompts
- enter yum install libQtGui.so.4 pressing y at the prompts
- Now try launching skype
- If skype still does not launch, try typing skype to see if you are missing any additional libraries. If you are missing libraries use yum to install them.
How to get VMWare Player working on Linux
VMWARE is a great tool that allows you to run a virtual operating system within your primary operating system.
Its a great tool for trying out other Operating Systems, or applications only available on other operating systems.
VMWARE is also used in data centers to virtualize servers.
There´s a strange bug that often occurs after installing the VMware player on linux.
Have you installed the VMWare Player on Linux?
Are you launching the player only to have it appear for a second and then disappear?
Try this little trick
Its a great tool for trying out other Operating Systems, or applications only available on other operating systems.
VMWARE is also used in data centers to virtualize servers.
There´s a strange bug that often occurs after installing the VMware player on linux.
Have you installed the VMWare Player on Linux?
Are you launching the player only to have it appear for a second and then disappear?
Try this little trick
- Download the free VMWare player from http://www.vmware.com. You will need to register if this is your first visit to the site. After confirming your email address you can download the free VMWare Player.
- Install the package you just downloaded.
- Launch a linux terminal window
- You will now rename the vmware certificate by entering the following:
mv /usr/lib/vmware/resources/mozilla-root-certs.crt /usr/lib/vmware/resources/mozilla-root-certs.crt.old
- Try Launching the VMware player again
How to enable root login on Fedora Core 12
As a security precaution, Fedora Core 12 any many other Linux distributions do not allow root to login directly to a Linux station and require you to use su to gain elevated privileges
- Launch a linux terminal window
- su as root and enter the root password
- use your editor of choice to edit the following file
/etc/pam.d/gdm
- comment out the line that reads
auth [success=done ignore=ignore default=bad] pam_selinux_permit.so
by placing a # before the line, like so
#auth [success=done ignore=ignore default=bad] pam_selinux_permit.so
- save the changes to the file
- use your editor to edit
/etc/pam.d/gdm-password
- comment out the line that says
auth required pam_succeed_if.so user != root quiet
so it should be
# auth required pam_succeed_if.so user != root quiet
- save the changes to the file
- now reboot the PC
- You should now be able to log in as root.