Unable to install macromedia flash player on x86_64 arch

[Brian Gerst]

Richard Ramson wrote:
> On Apr 3, 2005 8:50 PM, Chuck R. Anderson <cra at wpi.edu> wrote:
> 
>>On Sun, Apr 03, 2005 at 08:40:58PM -0400, Richard Ramson wrote:
>>
>>>Has anyone been able to get macromedia flash or any other flash to
>>>work on FC4T1?  When I try to install it I get the following message:
>>>
>>> ./flashplayer-installer
>>>
>>>ERROR: Your architecture, \'x86_64\', is not supported by the
>>>       Macromedia Flash Player installer.
>>
>>Have you tried the RPMS from here:
>>
>>http://macromedia.mplug.org/
>>
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> 
> Thanks for the quick response.  The rpm from the above link was 
> flash-plugin-7.0.25-1.i386.rpm, but I tried it anyway.  I ran the rpm
> -iv  flash-plugin-7.0.25-1.i386.rpm and it installed OK, see info
> below:
> rpm -iv flash-plugin-7.0.25-1.i386.rpm
> warning: flash-plugin-7.0.25-1.i386.rpm: Header V3 DSA signature:
> NOKEY, key ID 8df56d05
> Preparing packages for installation...
> flash-plugin-7.0.25-1
> Setup is complete.
> 
> I tried going to a site enabled by flash, (www.orjistylez.com) and the
> site said I need to install flash.  Other sites give the same status. 
> Guess I will have to wait for a  64 bit version :(
> 

If you want to use flash then you have to use a 32-bit browser.  The 
64-bit browser cannot load a 32-bit plugin.

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				Brian Gerst