Firefox not being able to Install macromedia flash plugin in FC4 X86-64

[The Linuxator]

I tried everything I can but I can't get firefox to install macromedia flash plugins, I even tried it manually but it's not working any suggestions, I uninstalled firefox that comes with fedora tried the one that comes from the mozilla website, but same result, I think the problem is because I am running the 64-bit version of Fedora Core 4 but there must be a workaround,

Any help is appreciated.

 

[n0cmonkey]

That's a feature.

Is the plugin a 64bit version? I wonder if it matters...

 

[The Linuxator]

Originally posted by: n0cmonkey
That's a feature.

Is the plugin a 64bit version? I wonder if it matters...

Well look what I just found n0cmonkey, it turns out it does matter . link

 

[Munkies123]

weird good luck

 

[The Linuxator]

After doing what the guy suggestesd in the macromedia forums, I still faced problems concerning the x86_64 archietecture, so I went through the code to see if there are any other modules that detect some other system aspects and made some adjustments to it, I was able to go on after that with installation process and right untill the end It talks about the file xpti.dat I'll pastte the results down here :
"[root@localhost install_flash_player_7_linux]# ./flashplayer-installer

Copyright(C) 2002-2003 Macromedia, Inc. All rights reserved.

Macromedia Flash Player 7 for Linux

Macromedia Flash Player 7 will be installed on this machine.

./flashplayer-installer: line 250: [: -eq: unary operator expected
You are running the Macromedia Flash Player installer as a non-root user.
Macromedia Flash Player 7 will be installed in your home directory.

Support is available at http://www.macromedia.com/support/flashplayer/

To install Macromedia Flash Player 7 now, press ENTER.

To cancel the installation at any time, press Control-C.

7

NOTE: Macromedia Flash Player requires two font packages
to be installed, ttfonts and urw-fonts.

Press ENTER to continue...



NOTE: Please exit any browsers you may have running.

Press ENTER to continue...



./flashplayer-installer: line 388: [: -eq: unary operator expected
./flashplayer-installer: line 456: [: -ne: unary operator expected
./flashplayer-installer: line 610: [: -ne: unary operator expected


----------- Install Action Summary -----------

Macromedia Flash Player 7 will be installed in the following directory:

./flashplayer-installer: line 629: [: -eq: unary operator expected
Mozilla installation directory = /root/.mozilla

Proceed with the installation? (y/n/q): y
./flashplayer-installer: line 679: [: -eq: unary operator expected
./flashplayer-installer: line 721: [: -eq: unary operator expected

NOTE: Please ask your administrator to remove the xpti.dat from the
components directory of the Mozilla or Netscape browser.

./flashplayer-installer: line 738: [: -eq: unary operator expected

Installation complete."

 

[episodic]

Originally posted by: The Linuxator
After doing what the guy suggestesd in the macromedia forums, I still faced problems concerning the x86_64 archietecture, so I went through the code to see if there are any other modules that detect some other system aspects and made some adjustments to it, I was able to go on after that with installation process and right untill the end It talks about the file xpti.dat I'll pastte the results down here :
"[root@localhost install_flash_player_7_linux]# ./flashplayer-installer

Copyright(C) 2002-2003 Macromedia, Inc. All rights reserved.

Macromedia Flash Player 7 for Linux

Macromedia Flash Player 7 will be installed on this machine.

./flashplayer-installer: line 250: [: -eq: unary operator expected
You are running the Macromedia Flash Player installer as a non-root user.
Macromedia Flash Player 7 will be installed in your home directory.

Support is available at http://www.macromedia.com/support/flashplayer/

To install Macromedia Flash Player 7 now, press ENTER.

To cancel the installation at any time, press Control-C.

7

NOTE: Macromedia Flash Player requires two font packages
to be installed, ttfonts and urw-fonts.

Press ENTER to continue...



NOTE: Please exit any browsers you may have running.

Press ENTER to continue...



./flashplayer-installer: line 388: [: -eq: unary operator expected
./flashplayer-installer: line 456: [: -ne: unary operator expected
./flashplayer-installer: line 610: [: -ne: unary operator expected


----------- Install Action Summary -----------

Macromedia Flash Player 7 will be installed in the following directory:

./flashplayer-installer: line 629: [: -eq: unary operator expected
Mozilla installation directory = /root/.mozilla

Proceed with the installation? (y/n/q): y
./flashplayer-installer: line 679: [: -eq: unary operator expected
./flashplayer-installer: line 721: [: -eq: unary operator expected

NOTE: Please ask your administrator to remove the xpti.dat from the
components directory of the Mozilla or Netscape browser.

./flashplayer-installer: line 738: [: -eq: unary operator expected

Installation complete."

The reason linux is not mainstream. Why can't they make the install a one click affair.

 

[The Linuxator]

LOL, well you are talking about an issue that once I posted about, alot of Linux guru's here just bashed me up and down, anyway this is not the issue in this case becuase , flash and java plugins that I am having problems installing usually install automatically upon request through firefox, but due to running firefox on a 64-bit system everyone needs to put grab their balls, more like what happened to Win98/ME programs when people tried to run them on XP , but on FC 4 i386 I had no issue at all , but I agree eventhough we now have easy to use apps such as , synaptic, yumextender,,,etx Linux users are still being directed to go to the terminal which for some users can be a nasty thing to do, sigh .... one day maybe
Linux will mature to be more user friendly, but hey I can't demand anything I am not paying a cent for FC 4 so I can't just demand answers I can only complain here on AT and , but Wni XP has to work allright because I am paying those a$$holes in redmond some serious dough, or else.