Flash plugin - where?

[Mads Kiilerich]

Timothy Murphy wrote, On 11/16/2008 10:22 PM:
> When I install Flash plugin (or other plugins)
> by going to <https://addons.mozilla.org/>
> and following the instructions,
> the plugin is installed in /usr/lib/mozilla/plugins/ .
>
> These plugins are not listed when I enter "about:plugins" in Firefox,
> and they do not appear to be active.
>
> However, if I link these plugin files to .mozilla/plugins/
> then they are listed and are active.
>
> Is this normally required?
> Or have I omitted some step in installing plugins?
>   

Mozilla delibarately distinguishes "addons" from "plugins".

Addons are packages that integrates deeply into Firefox and friends and 
uses mozilla technology like XUL. Plugins are at a lower level and 
interfaces at the level of the systems dynamic linker.

Flash is a plugin, not an addon. I can't believe you got Flash from 
addons.mozilla.org.

That doesn't answer your questions, but I hope it helps a bit ;-)

/Mads
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