On Sat, 2006-11-04 at 17:41 -0600, Chris Mohler wrote: > > Thanks for posting this, I had forgotten to use it. I find that java > > isn't seen, and that I have both versions 7 and 9 of shockwave. How do I > > get rid of the version 7? Ric > > Look in .mozilla/firefox and/or /usr/lib/firefox<version>/plugins - > remove the offender... Here's what I found: On the macromedia site the beta9 links kept pointing to a version #7! I clicked all over their site, like a monkey on meth, and found a link that actually offered a beta 9 that dnloaded a beta 9 tarball. After opening it I copied that new file to /usr/lib/firefox-X.X.X/plugins then to ~/.mozilla/plugins/ and /usr/lib/mozilla-X.X.X/plugins/ Whew! Covered ALL the bases. Now about:plugins shows flash version 9 Now I'm on to java again. This is the kinda stuff that is a pain in the ass. A Royal Pain in the Ass. Mom wouldn't stand a snowball's chance in Hell with this. My thinking is that if these kind folks actually knew for certain in what directory their offering was to be put, by ALL of the linux distros, it would then be a simple point n' click affair for them to devise for Mom to install it. I pray we arrive at this point someday. Ric -- ================================================ My father, Victor Moore (Vic) used to say: "There are two Great Sins in the world... ..the Sin of Ignorance, and the Sin of Stupidity. Only the former may be overcome." R.I.P. Dad. Linux user# 44256 Sign up at: http://counter.li.org/ http://www.sourceforge.net/projects/oar http://www.wayward4now.net ================================================
