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From: Mick <michaelkintzios@gmail.com>
To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Installing adobe flash on 64bit arch
Date: Thu, 11 Mar 2010 07:24:59 +0000	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <201003110725.09510.michaelkintzios@gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <hn9a5f$g25$1@dough.gmane.org>

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On Wednesday 10 March 2010 23:32:14 Nikos Chantziaras wrote:
> On 03/11/2010 01:13 AM, Mick wrote:
> > I see in the amd64 FAQs this:
> > ==============================
> > Can I get Adobe Flash working?
> >   Yes. Just emerge adobe-flash. Adobe has provided a 64-bit Flash
> > plugin starting with version 10.0.22.87. If you don't need the 32-bit
> > plugin, then run echo "www-plugins/adobe-flash -32bit">>
> > /etc/portage/package.use. This will install only the 64-bit Flash
> > plugin.
> > ==============================
> >
> > So that I am clear, why would I want to install flash with both the
> > 32bit and 64bit USE flags?
> 
> If you have both 32-bit as well as 64-bit browsers installed.
> 
> > If there is no reason for both flags, then
> > should I be disabling the 32bit globally or are there other
> > circumstances that mean I should only set it so for this package?
> 
> The 32bit flag is not global.  It's only defined and used by the flash
> ebuild.

Thank you both for your replies, I know what to install now.
-- 
Regards,
Mick

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  reply	other threads:[~2010-03-11  7:25 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 4+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2010-03-10 23:13 [gentoo-user] Installing adobe flash on 64bit arch Mick
2010-03-10 23:32 ` [gentoo-user] " Nikos Chantziaras
2010-03-11  7:24   ` Mick [this message]
2010-03-10 23:51 ` [gentoo-user] " Paul Hartman

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