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:  Restart firefox, enter about:plugins in the location bar and press Enter. A list of all the currently available plugins will be shown.
 
:  Restart firefox, enter about:plugins in the location bar and press Enter. A list of all the currently available plugins will be shown.
 
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Alternatively a much easier method is now available. Simply start octopkg and enter "flashplayer" (without quotes).  
 
Alternatively a much easier method is now available. Simply start octopkg and enter "flashplayer" (without quotes).  
 
Then the package flashplayer will appear available for installation.
 
Then the package flashplayer will appear available for installation.
Right-click on this and choose "install". Then click the green tick or check mark onthe upper-right and enter your password. That's it.
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Right-click on this and choose "install". Then click the green tick or check mark on the upper-right and enter your password. That's it.

Latest revision as of 08:29, 24 March 2017

Native Adobe® Flash® plugin is not available for GhostBSD. However, a software wrapper for running the Linux® version of the plugin is available. This wrapper also provides support for other browser plugins such as RealPlayer®.

To install and enable this plugin you need the FreeBSD Ports Collection install and perform the following steps.

1. Install the www/nspluginwrapper port:
 cd /usr/ports/www/nspluginwrapper
 make install clean
2. Install the www/linux-c6-flashplugin11 port:
 cd /usr/ports/www/linux-c6-flashplugin11
 make install clean
3. Before the plugin is first used, each user must run:
 nspluginwrapper -v -a -i
When the plugin port has been updated and reinstalled, each user must run:
 nspluginwrapper -v -a -u
Restart firefox, enter about:plugins in the location bar and press Enter. A list of all the currently available plugins will be shown.


Alternatively a much easier method is now available. Simply start octopkg and enter "flashplayer" (without quotes). Then the package flashplayer will appear available for installation. Right-click on this and choose "install". Then click the green tick or check mark on the upper-right and enter your password. That's it.