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Adobe Releases New 64-Bit Flash Plugin For Linux

Posted by samzenpus on from the flash-in-the-pan dept.

TheDarkener writes "Adobe seems to have made an about face regarding their support for native 64-bit Linux support for Flash today, and released a new preview Flash plugin named 'Square.' This includes a native 64-bit version for Linux, which I have verified works on my Debian Lenny LTSP server by simply copying libflashplayer.so to /usr/lib/iceweasel/plugins — with sound (which I was never able to figure out with running the 32-bit version with nspluginwrapper and pulseaudio)."

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  1. Is it still using 100% CPU by gmthor · · Score: 4, Funny

    What would really interests me more is, if it has a suitable performance.
    Right now I only use flash, if my room temperature drops to low.

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  2. Re:Hey Adobe! by Rik+Sweeney · · Score: 5, Funny

    I'm really sorry, that's just a knee jerk reaction every time I see the words "Linux" and "Flash" in the title of a Slashdot article.

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  3. Re:Why does linux get this? by Thanshin · · Score: 4, Funny

    Even a random word generator would get things right more often than a Slashdot editor.

    I disagree. This is what a random word generator got me:

    Drawings can followed improved out sociable not. Earnestly so do instantly pretended.

    True, it's close, but I still think the random word generator comes in second place.

  4. I really don't think we should encourage this by Chrisq · · Score: 4, Funny

    I really don't think we should encourage this. Flashers are perverts, and that is all there is to it. Some well meaning people might think that giving them a square plugin (I assume they mean butt plug) will keep their mind off it for a while, but it will just lead to greater depravity.