64bit Linux browser plugins -success

[CMonster]

Okay, so you have the latest 64bit Linux installed on a 64bit AMD platform but are disappointed to learn that the java and flash plugins don't work and there is no 64bit port...

NO PROBLEM! :D

Download and install the 32bit i686 linux version of Firefox and install it were you like (mine is in my home user directory) you can link/install the plugins and they work fine now! Yipie!

works great for me in SuSE 9.2

[DSwain]

Thank god for the backwards compatability with those chips. It'd be rough times without it and just cause for more problems than they're worth. Good to hear it works though.

[madcompnerd]

It will fail to work correctly with gtk themes, that's been my experience. Linking 64 bit and 32 bit binaries doesn't work out well.

[CMonster]

you are correct about the compatibility with GTK themes, however I am more concerned about the functionality of the browser than appearance...

BTW - on my SuSE 9.2 Oh - the Java and Flash plugins work out of the box if using konqueror browser -guess KDE/konqueror kept backward 32bit compatibility