Ubuntu Flash
To install flash in Ubuntu use:
sudo apt-get install flashplugin-nonfree
This works on Ubuntu 32bit and 64bit. Flash is slightly unreliable on 64bit Ubuntu, but it works nonetheless.
You can also install two open source versions of flash that have limited to good support.
Gnash supports most older versions of swf animations, and newer versions should work better as updates are rolled out. Install gnash with:
sudo apt-get install gnash
You can also try swfdec:
sudo apt-get install swfdec
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VirtualBox 3.1.4 – Debian Lenny SMP Instability
March 27, 2010 - 1:30 pm
Tags: debian, desktop environment, fine, kernel, lenny, smp kernel, ubuntu, virtual machine, virtual machines, virtualbox, would make sense
Posted in Karmic, debian, lenny, smp, ubuntu, virtualbox | No comments
I use an Ubuntu Karmic desktop environment for my host. I use VirtualBox with Debian Lenny for virtual machines. Most of the time virtual machines work fine with multiple processors enabled in VirtualBox, but Debian Lenny does have some instability forcing the VirtualBox configuration to use 1 processor to maintain stability. Maybe changing the kernel, [...]
Mod Security for Apache – Web Server Smart Firewall
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Tags: debian repositories, denial of service, denial of service attacks, mod, module, security, security options, spamhaus, sudo, ubuntu
Posted in Apache, firewall, mod, security | No comments
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Apache2 Server Side Includes
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Tags: benifit, caption, client web, code, directory, directory path, document, gt options, host containers, html, Server, server parameters, shtml, side, sudo, Wikipedia
Posted in Server, apache2, include, side, ssi | No comments
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Apache 2 Manage Modules and Sites – Configuration Structure
February 14, 2010 - 10:52 am
Tags: Apache, com, conf, default, document, document roots, example, host containers, php5, servername, software modules, sudo, virtualhost, www data
Posted in a2dismod, a2dissite, a2enmod, a2ensite, apache2, mod, php5 | No comments
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Tags: boot sequence, dhcp, dhcp servers, domain default, local ip, ltsp, machine, Server, server option, sudo
Posted in Server, inet, ltsp, tftp | No comments
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Nvidia Driver on Linux – Easy, and Quick
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Tags: desktop, desktop cd, driver, gdm, modules package, nvidia, nvidia driver, open source driver, startup settings, sudo
Posted in driver, gcc, headers, linux, modules, nvidia, xorg | 1 comment
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Lock Down IP Addresses – SSH and Else
January 26, 2010 - 12:07 pm
Tags: 192, ALL, everything, hosts, ip addresses, machine, sshd, use
Posted in Server, deny, ip, rule, ssh | No comments
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Tags: configure, foomatic, hp drivers, ppd, printer, printer configuration, setup script, static ip address, sudo, Webmin
Posted in cups, driver, foomatic, linux, open, ppd, print | No comments
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Tags: alternative, company, database applications, framework, frontends, linux, longtime staple, thousand dollars, ubuntu, Windows
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Scrub – File Shredding for Linux
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Tags: cronjob, folder, free space, gigs, global path, home folder, scrub, shred, space, sudo
Posted in free, linux, scrub, shred, space | No comments
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