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Adobe Released 64-bit Flash For Linux

Posted by samzenpus on from the included-free-of-charge dept.

kai_hiwatari writes "Adobe has been taking quite a bashing from Linux supporters of late. First, there was the issue of them dropping AIR for Linux and then came the bashing because of the lack of updates on the experimental 64-bit Flash for Linux. Well, guess what! They have just released Flash 11 and it includes native 64-bit support for Linux as well. When they discontinued their experimental 64-bit Flash earlier this year, Adobe promised to release a 64-bit version of Flash for Linux when they release the next major version. They have kept that promise."

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  1. Re:released? by bunratty · · Score: 4, Informative

    I just downloaded it from http://labs.adobe.com/downloads/flashplayer11.html without applying to any program. But anyway, I was using a beta version of Flash 10.3 for 64-bit Linux before, and this is just a new beta version.

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  2. Re:released? by arth1 · · Score: 1, Informative

    I just downloaded it from http://labs.adobe.com/downloads/flashplayer11.html without applying to any program

    That's because you downloaded a beta version.
    To get the release version, you have to apply to a pre-release program, which means it isn't really released, now is it?

  3. Control panel? by MasterPatricko · · Score: 3, Informative

    The tarball contents have changed relative to previous releases:
      libflashplayer.so
      usr/bin/flash-player-properties
      usr/share/pixmaps/flash-player-properties.png
      usr/share/kde4/services/kcm_adobe_flash_player.desktop
      usr/share/applications/flash-player-properties.desktop
      usr/share/icons/hicolor/32x32/apps/flash-player-properties.png
      usr/share/icons/hicolor/22x22/apps/flash-player-properties.png
      usr/share/icons/hicolor/24x24/apps/flash-player-properties.png
      usr/share/icons/hicolor/16x16/apps/flash-player-properties.png
      usr/share/icons/hicolor/48x48/apps/flash-player-properties.png
      usr/lib/kde4/kcm_adobe_flash_player.so

    Looks like it provides some sort of control panel now, and attempts to integrate into KDE's SystemSettings. All you really need is to copy libflashplayer.so into /usr/lib64/browser-plugins though (openSUSE).

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  4. Re:I hate flash. by bahstid · · Score: 5, Informative

    As someone who does occasionally use GIMP for professional use, I'm afraid to inform you that its CMYK support is not what you think it is.... there is a CMYK colour picker and thats about it. So while its suitability for professional use might be debatable, its a fact that doesn't support CMYK properly and hasn't for years.

    There is a plugin with rudimentary export support (Separate+) but doesn't really cover all bases, and the import plugin can only handle TIFFs.

  5. Re:Adobe Reader 64-bit for Linux by MurukeshM · · Score: 3, Informative

    Oh root..Do you really want that crap? What about evince or okular?

  6. VLC by DrYak · · Score: 4, Informative

    in the latest versions of VLC it now works out of the box. Just paste the URL to a youtube video and it works. What would be now still needed is an interface for the rest of youtube's functionnality (searches,playlists,etc.) the mobile version of the web site would be a nice starting point.

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