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- shrewduser, on 10/12/2007, -3/+112flash player on linux? you know what this means....
it's PEANUT BUTTER JELLY TIME!! - antdude, on 10/12/2007, -3/+102Yay! Linux!!
- inactive, on 10/12/2007, -2/+50Hey! Audio/Video are syncing now! That must be a new feature in Flash...
- finite, on 10/12/2007, -0/+48Seriously! This is a major breakthrough for Linux on the desktop. Being unable to view flash 9 content is many users' main complaint after switching away from proprietary operating systems.
Unfortunately, just like the previous flash for Linux releases, there is no acknowledgment whatsoever that Linux is used on platforms besides x86. So PowerPC users are still out in the cold.
This is a prime example of why people dislike proprietary software, especially on Linux: If Adobe could just get over themselves and open the source, volunteers would have builds for other architectures in no time, and I'd be able to watch youtube in Linux on my Mac. Why not, Adobe?
People have been saying PPC Linux is dead for years, but with YDL's recent PS3 announcement hopefully it is clear that it won't be going away anytime soon. - phatscum, on 10/12/2007, -0/+34Hail Mary!
This has made me a very happy penguin. - jessejoedotcom, on 10/12/2007, -0/+30@ iamcitizen
Yes, the new Flashplayer uses ALSA now, so not only will A/V sync, but Flash sound will play even if you're already listening to something! - inactive, on 10/12/2007, -2/+29My head asplode!
- briguy, on 10/12/2007, -0/+25Works fantastic!
- Brightside, on 10/12/2007, -2/+25I can finally enjoy YouTube!!
Good test video: http://youtube.com/watch?v=KfyISaW9hV8 - hijinks, on 10/12/2007, -0/+21works great on the few sites I tested.. and the best part is I don't see the noticable sound lag as with the old macromedia version.. Go Adobe!
- dmason, on 10/12/2007, -1/+19Flash was the killer app that held you back?
- Democritus2, on 10/12/2007, -1/+20Holy cow it works on amd64 seemlessly. I can finally stop whining.
- Seften, on 10/12/2007, -0/+15Yes, finally A/V syncs correctly. Now to test some of those flash games!
- burke, on 10/12/2007, -0/+15"not only will A/V sync, but Flash sound will play even if you're already listening to something!"
WOOOOOOOOOOOT!
Sorry, I don't know what came over me. - redhatcat, on 10/12/2007, -0/+15This works great. The standalone even works well on x86_64.
Now if there were only betas for the plugin compiled for x86_64 and PPC. I can dream, can't I? - mbthompson, on 10/12/2007, -2/+16some people are never satisfied
- ShadowUnseen, on 10/12/2007, -5/+18This isn't Flash 9, it's Flash Player 9......dam you got me so excited...
- coredump0x01, on 10/12/2007, -0/+13In addition to synchronized audio, Flash player 9 also appears to be using less CPU time when playing back videos and games. WOOHOO!
- puffarthur, on 10/12/2007, -5/+18and PornoTube.com!
- davr, on 10/12/2007, -0/+12Actually, you can create flash apps using all open-source tools now, which run on linux. Also, the official Flex 2 compiler (for compiling flash 9 apps) is written in java, and also runs fine on linux. So technically, adobe supported compiling flash 9 on linux before they supported playing flash 9 on linux.
- MisterCookie, on 10/12/2007, -1/+12Has hell frozen over?
- jorisb, on 10/12/2007, -0/+11this is great, let's hope we're never left behind like this again
- shrewduser, on 10/12/2007, -2/+13there's no reason to think that wont happen... PPC and x86_64 should only be a compile away.
- nstanosheck, on 10/12/2007, -0/+10Adobe asks that we all make a request here:
http://www.adobe.com/cfusion/mmform/index.cfm?name=wishform
If there are enough requests asking for Flash 9 for PPC Linux they will consider making it. I agree that with Yellow Dog Linux coming out for the Sony PS3 that this market will absolutely want this so they can view YouTube videos! - jackcall, on 10/12/2007, -0/+9Maybe it's just a compile away, but according to adobe http://www.kaourantin.net/2006/07/random-bits-on-current-status.html there won't be a one, at least not in beta.
- cwahlers, on 10/12/2007, -0/+9You can also finally enjoy FC64, the C64 emulator for Flash Player 9
http://codeazur.com.br/stuff/fc64_final/ - trogdoor, on 10/12/2007, -0/+9... the ads ;)
- KhaaL, on 10/12/2007, -0/+8Actually, edgy will be released at the end of october and the RC is going to be released today
- mbthompson, on 10/12/2007, -3/+11Wow, I can finally stop listening to my linux user's group whine about not being able to play flash videos.
- mobilehavoc, on 10/12/2007, -0/+8Took 15 seconds to install (just copying the .so file) and it works GREAT.
Already tested on Youtube.com, Cnet TV, Gamespot, etc. Everything works great, smooth and low cpu utilization.
Hooray for Linux - gstuartj, on 10/12/2007, -0/+7You don't need it. Just run this command from the folder extracted from the archive.
sudo cp libflashplayer.so /usr/lib/mozilla-firefox/plugins/
Remember to restart Firefox! - dcrumpton, on 10/12/2007, -0/+7Sweet! Now I can view the other half of the internet...
- azidrane, on 10/12/2007, -0/+7Awesome! I'm nearly crying! I've had so much success with Linux over the last few days, XGL fully setup, Beryl running so well, and now flash 9 working!!!
All hail the Penguin! - nstanosheck, on 10/12/2007, -0/+6Adobe asks that we all make a request here for PPC Linux FLash Players:
http://www.adobe.com/cfusion/mmform/index.cfm?name=wishform
If there are enough requests asking for Flash 9 for PPC Linux they will consider making it. Spread the word please! - scratched, on 10/12/2007, -0/+6If you can't get sound it's because you need ALSA. If you do not have ALSA, sound with silently fail. If you do have ALSA then you need to configure it properly.
It says that somewhere on Adobe's site. - starheart, on 10/12/2007, -1/+6http://proton.cygnusx-1.org/~edgan/flash/flash-plugin-9.0.21.55-1.i386.rpm
I took Warren's, a Red Hat employee who works on the Fedora Project, 7.0.28 spec file and created an rpm for 9.0.21.55. Seems to work very well. - fanboydcs, on 10/12/2007, -0/+5its amazing, good work! I have been using linux for almost 7 years now, and I can remember when we had only netscape working and the browser was so clunky and broken, now with flash 9 support and mozilla/firefox I can enjoy a better web experience than any PC or Mac user I know since I use mplayerplug-in for all video content and the fact that I can make any video fullscreen makes windows / mac users drool...
God I love linux.. - inactive, on 10/12/2007, -0/+5thank you adobe.
- stateq2, on 10/12/2007, -0/+5yes...and finally audio/video sync. I've been waiting on this for years!
- dougmc, on 10/12/2007, -1/+5Your test video plays fine on the Flash 7 player I've had installed on Linux for a while now ...
- inactive, on 10/12/2007, -0/+4linux compatability mode :D
it's just a kernel module that lets bsd's read linux binaries, not some emulation so it works just as fast as linux would. - gstuartj, on 10/12/2007, -0/+4It's working great for me! I can finally use Goowy! w00t.
- macewan, on 10/12/2007, -0/+4You can bet that this would not have been the case if it were not for those of us that put up a fuss.
Just think, now we can view Flash 9 advertisements! OK, I'm kidding. Thanks for all the hard work from the Flash 9 crew at Adobe. You stepped up to the plate. - Democritus2, on 10/12/2007, -0/+4spacecowboy, no i am running linux and have no idea what kernel i am running.
Just ***** with you- of course I am running a kernel for amd64. - stmiller, on 10/12/2007, -0/+4PPC Linux uses all the same libraries, etc as x86. So yes if we had the source we could just compile it and run on PPC, or x86_64.
- inactive, on 10/12/2007, -0/+4nspluginwrapper allows you to use 32bit plugins in a 64bit browser, i think you need a 32bit browser to be installed also.
Was working quite well for me, I was able to play just about all streaming media using that and plugins for vlc and mplayer etc... - mccord, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3finally!
if i could digg twice, i would :P - burke, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2I believe a Solaris version of Duke Nukem Forever is due out tomorrow.
- dougmc, on 10/12/2007, -5/+8If I remember correctly, the Peanut Butter Jelly Time flash file worked OK on the Flash 7 that's available for Linux. But that doesn't mean we can't see it again ... for the first time!
- macewan, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3http://labs.adobe.com/wiki/index.php/Flash_Player:9:Update:Full-Screen_Mode:Demos
That link provides a list of sites to test your Flash 9 install
http://www.flashcomguru.com/apps/fullscreen_player9/fullscreen.html
That link is an example and it is beautiful.
Don't forget to send positive feedback! They need our feedback for improvements.
In the event Adobe is reading this thread - Flash 9 works great on Ubuntu Edgy Eft with Beryl & Firefox 2. It works great, Good work. -
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