[Linux-Discussion] Re: NS 6.1 plugins

  • From: John Madden <jmadden@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: linux-discussion@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Wed, 5 Sep 2001 13:54:05 -0500

> I am running Mandrake-Linux 7.2 and just downloaded
> Netscape 6.1.  I cannot get the Flash and Java plugins
> to be recognized by NS6.  When I look at about:plugins
> I see /usr/local/netscape/plugins/libnulplugin.so but
> nothing else.  Java and Flash are in the same
> directory.

This one was a tough one with me for the longest time too.  As far as I can 
tell, all you have to do is login as root, startup netscape/mozilla (they'll 
share the same set of plugins, I believe), and install the plugin.  When you 
log back in as your normal user, it should be there.

John




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John Madden
UNIX Systems Engineer
Ivy Tech State College
jmadden@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
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