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["David Moberg" <davidjmoberg AT gmail.com>]

sindi keesan wrote:
> On Thu, 6 Jul 2006 3aoo-cvfd AT dea.spamcon.org wrote:
>
> > sindi keesan wrote:
> >>
> >> There are a lot of games online that require Shockwave Flash.
> >> Steven, how did you install it, please give details.
> >
> > Please note:  SW Flash does not work on libc5 X libraries.
> > It does not work on BL3 (unless you upgrade the X libraries).
>
> Perhaps this is why it complained about libc being older than 2.2?

IIRC it prefers glibc 2.3.

> Maybe I will try SW Flash in BL2 first - after copying the two files to
> the plugins directory, what else would I need to do in Opera?
> Do I need some motif library?  I have Opera 7.23.

Yes, netscape-type plugins such as flash require motif or lesstif.
slakware/x1/lesstif.tgz should work.

> Does Flash play movies with sounds?

Yes, the flash plugin plays to /dev/dsp.

> Would I just install the sound
> modules and an sb card and Flash?

And X or Xvesa on BL2.

David