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<sect2 id="plugins-flash" status="draft">
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<title>Flash</title>
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<sect3 id="plugins-flash-32" status="draft">
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<title>32-bit</title>
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This section will briefly explain the procedure for setting up
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<application>Konqueror</application> and <application>Firefox</application>, on
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32-bit systems, to utilize <productname>Flash</productname>.
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If you are unsure which processor architecture you are using, simply open
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<application>Konsole</application> by going to &menukonsole;, and then typing
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at the prompt <command>uname -a</command> followed by pressing the
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<keycap>Enter</keycap> key. You should see an output similar to the following:
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Linux konqi 2.6.22-9-generic #1 SMP Fri Aug 3 00:50:37 GMT 2007 i686 GNU/Linux
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The <acronym>i686</acronym> towards the end of the line means that you are
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using a 32-bit processor. If you see <acronym>x86_64</acronym>
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instead, then you are using a 64-bit operating system and should see <xref
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linkend="plugins-flash-64" />.
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Close <application>Konqueror</application> or
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<application>Firefox</application> if either is open.
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Install the <application>flashplugin-nonfree</application> package. For help
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with installation, please review the <ulink type="help"
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url="help:/kubuntu/add-applications">Adding Applications</ulink> documentation.
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If you are using <application>Firefox</application>, then you can skip this
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step and start enjoying <productname>Adobe Flash Player</productname>. For
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<application>Konqueror</application> users continue on with the rest of this
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Start <application>Konqueror</application> by going to &menukonqi;.
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Go to <menuchoice><guimenu>Settings</guimenu><guimenuitem>Configure
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Konqueror...</guimenuitem></menuchoice>.
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Navigate to the <guiicon>Plugins</guiicon> and <mousebutton>click</mousebutton>
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<mousebutton>Click</mousebutton> the <guibutton>Scan for New
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Plugins</guibutton>. When prompted with the warning, press the
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<guibutton>Save</guibutton>.
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<application>Konqueror</application> is now configured to use the
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<productname>Adobe Flash Player</productname>.
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<sect3 id="plugins-flash-64" status="draft">
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<title>64-bit</title>
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This section will briefly explain the procedure for setting up
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<application>Konqueror</application> and <application>Firefox</application>, on
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64-bit systems, to utilize <productname>Flash</productname>.
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If you are unsure which processor architecture you are using, simply open
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<application>Konsole</application> by going to &menukonsole;, and then typing
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at the prompt <command>uname -a</command> followed by pressing the
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<keycap>Enter</keycap> key. You should see an output similar to the following:
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Linux konqi 2.6.22-9-generic #1 SMP Fri Aug 3 00:50:37 GMT 2007 x86_64 GNU/Linux
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The <acronym>x86_64</acronym> towards the end of the line means that you are
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using a 64-bit processor. If you see <acronym>i686</acronym>
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instead, then you are using a 32-bit operating system and should see <xref
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linkend="plugins-flash-32" />.
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Close <application>Konqueror</application> or
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<application>Firefox</application> if either is open.
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Install the <application>flashplugin-nonfree</application> package. For help
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with installation, please review the <ulink type="help"
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url="help:/kubuntu/add-applications">Adding Applications</ulink> documentation.
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Open <application>Konsole</application> by going to &menukonqi;.
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Wrap the <productname>Adobe Flash Player</productname> with
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<application>nspluginwrapper</application> by typing at the prompt
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<command>nspluginwrapper -i
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/usr/lib/flashplugin-nonfree/libflashplayer.so</command> followed by the
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<keycap>Enter</keycap> key.
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Create a link from the <filename>npwrapper.libflashplayer.so</filename> created
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from the previous step to the <filename>/usr/lib/firefox/plugins</filename>
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directory by typing at the prompt <command>sudo ln -s
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~/.mozilla/plugins/npwrapper.libflashplayer.so
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/usr/lib/firefox/plugins/libflashplayer.so</command> followed by the
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<keycap>Enter</keycap> key.
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If you are using <application>Firefox</application>, then you can skip this
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step and start enjoying <productname>Adobe Flash Player</productname>. For
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<application>Konqueror</application> users continue on with the rest of this
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Start <application>Konqueror</application> by going to &menukonqi;.
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Go to <menuchoice><guimenu>Settings</guimenu><guimenuitem>Configure
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Konqueror...</guimenuitem></menuchoice>.
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Navigate to the <guiicon>Plugins</guiicon> and <mousebutton>click</mousebutton>
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<mousebutton>Click</mousebutton> the <guibutton>Scan for New
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Plugins</guibutton>. When prompted with the warning, press the
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<guibutton>Save</guibutton>.
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<application>Konqueror</application> is now configured to use the
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<productname>Adobe Flash Player</productname>.
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The <productname>Adobe Flash Player</productname> can easily be installed for
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use with <application>Konqueror</application> and/or
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<application>Firefox</application> by installing the
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<application>flashplugin-nonfree</application> package. For help
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with installation, please review the <ulink type="help"
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url="help:/kubuntu/add-applications">Adding Applications</ulink> documentation.
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<note><title>Konqueror's extra step</title>
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Instead of rebooting in order to get <application>Konqueror</application> to
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see the newly installed plugin, simple restart
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<application>Konqueror</application> and then go into its configuration
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(&menukonqi;). Scroll down in the left panel until you see the
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<guilabel>Plugins</guilabel> icon. In the configuration dialog, press the
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<guibutton>Scan for New Plugins</guibutton> button. When finished, press the
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<guibutton>OK</guibutton> button.
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<sect2 id="plugins-gnash" status="draft">