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[Antonio Olivares]

> > First, thank you for sharing this! :)
> >
> > Second, do you know that this will work in x86_64
> machine(s) running Fedora 9?
> 
> Unfortunately I don't have any x86_64 machine with
> Fedora, right now,
> but since I have seen Miró playing you tube videos on a
> x86_64 mahcine
> in Ubuntu, I exepect it will also work in Fedora for x86_64
I have installed it

[olivares at localhost ~]$ su -
Password: 
[root at localhost ~]# yum list miro
Loaded plugins: refresh-packagekit
updates                                                  | 2.3 kB     00:00     
fedora                                                   | 2.4 kB     00:01     
Error: No matching Packages to list
[root at localhost ~]# yum list Miro
Loaded plugins: refresh-packagekit
Available Packages
Miro.x86_64                              1.2.4-2.fc9            updates         
[root at localhost ~]# yum install Miro
Loaded plugins: refresh-packagekit
Setting up Install Process
Parsing package install arguments
Resolving Dependencies
--> Running transaction check
---> Package Miro.x86_64 0:1.2.4-2.fc9 set to be updated
--> Processing Dependency: gnome-python2-gtkmozembed for package: Miro
--> Running transaction check
---> Package gnome-python2-gtkmozembed.x86_64 0:2.19.1-17.fc9 set to be updated
--> Processing Dependency: gnome-python2-extras = 2.19.1-17.fc9 for package: gnome-python2-gtkmozembed
--> Running transaction check
--> Processing Dependency: gnome-python2-extras = 2.19.1-15.fc9 for package: gnome-python2-gtkhtml2
--> Processing Dependency: gnome-python2-extras = 2.19.1-15.fc9 for package: gnome-python2-libegg
---> Package gnome-python2-extras.x86_64 0:2.19.1-17.fc9 set to be updated
--> Running transaction check
---> Package gnome-python2-gtkhtml2.x86_64 0:2.19.1-17.fc9 set to be updated
---> Package gnome-python2-libegg.x86_64 0:2.19.1-17.fc9 set to be updated
--> Finished Dependency Resolution

Dependencies Resolved

=============================================================================
 Package                 Arch       Version          Repository        Size 
=============================================================================
Installing:
 Miro                    x86_64     1.2.4-2.fc9      updates           6.6 M
Updating:
 gnome-python2-extras    x86_64     2.19.1-17.fc9    updates            50 k
 gnome-python2-gtkhtml2  x86_64     2.19.1-17.fc9    updates            18 k
 gnome-python2-libegg    x86_64     2.19.1-17.fc9    updates            58 k
Installing for dependencies:
 gnome-python2-gtkmozembed  x86_64     2.19.1-17.fc9    updates            31 k

Transaction Summary
=============================================================================
Install      2 Package(s)         
Update       3 Package(s)         
Remove       0 Package(s)         

Total download size: 6.8 M
Is this ok [y/N]: y
Downloading Packages:
(1/5): Miro-1.2.4-2.fc9.x86_64.rpm                       | 6.6 MB     21:36     
(2/5): gnome-python2-gtkhtml2-2.19.1-17.fc9.x86_64.rpm   |  18 kB     00:02     
(3/5): gnome-python2-libegg-2.19.1-17.fc9.x86_64.rpm     |  58 kB     00:10     
(4/5): gnome-python2-extras-2.19.1-17.fc9.x86_64.rpm     |  50 kB     00:08     
(5/5): gnome-python2-gtkmozembed-2.19.1-17.fc9.x86_64.rp |  31 kB     00:05     
Running rpm_check_debug
Running Transaction Test
Finished Transaction Test
Transaction Test Succeeded
Running Transaction
  Updating  : gnome-python2-extras         ######################### [1/8] 
  Installing: gnome-python2-gtkmozembed    ######################### [2/8] 
  Updating  : gnome-python2-libegg         ######################### [3/8] 
  Updating  : gnome-python2-gtkhtml2       ######################### [4/8] 
  Installing: Miro                         ######################### [5/8] 
  Cleanup   : gnome-python2-extras         ######################### [6/8] 
  Cleanup   : gnome-python2-libegg         ######################### [7/8] 
  Cleanup   : gnome-python2-gtkhtml2       ######################### [8/8] 

Installed: Miro.x86_64 0:1.2.4-2.fc9
Dependency Installed: gnome-python2-gtkmozembed.x86_64 0:2.19.1-17.fc9
Updated: gnome-python2-extras.x86_64 0:2.19.1-17.fc9 gnome-python2-gtkhtml2.x86_64 0:2.19.1-17.fc9 gnome-python2-libegg.x86_64 0:2.19.1-17.fc9
Complete!
[root at localhost ~]# 

> 
> > Third, Does it also play flash cr*p, like ads in
> Firefox/Google, etc?
> 
> Erms... what do you mean?
> 
> /me scratches his head... remembers whi he has adblock and
> NoScript!
> 
> I don't think it installs any Firefox plugin...
Yes it does not!  You are correct :)
> 
> > This will make /me think about getting it.  
> 
> Try, at worst case you'll have wasted a few mega bytes
> of download and a
> few minutes :)

Yep that was it :(

> 
> Rui
> 
> -- 

I visted a site that requires flash and I get the following:

You need to install the Macromedia Flash Player plug-in to view all content on this page. Do you want to download this plug-in now?

Also I tried to watch a controversial video from you tube called the Root of all Evil

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X2epvSAGuLc

and I get 

Root of All Evil pt1
Hello, you either have JavaScript turned off or an old version of Adobe's Flash Player. Get the latest Flash player

This might have to do, with not having the proprietary codecs or other stuff like that :(

But still thank you for sharing this, I will try it on i686 machine and maybe there it will work.  

Regards,

Antonio