Recently I found nspluginwrapper which allows to use 32bit plugins on a 64bit Firefox browser using nspluginwrapper.
It is an Open Source compatibility plugin for Netscape 4 (NPAPI) plugins. That is, it enables you to use plugins on platforms they were not built for. For example, you can following plugin on Linux/x86_64 , NetBSD and FreeBSD platforms:
=> Acrobat Reader (v5.0.9, v7.0.1)
=> DejaVu Libre (v3.5.14)
=> Flash Player (v7.0, v9.0)
=> Linux JPEG 2000 (v0.0.2)
=> Mplayerplug-in (v2.80, v3.25)
=> Real Player (v10.0.5)
Note that following instruction are tested on 64 bit Fedora Core and RHEL 5 only. See below for Debian/Ubuntu Linux specific instructions.
Download link
You can download this software from official site.
Installation
Use wget command to download software:
$ wget http://gwenole.beauchesne.info/projects/nspluginwrapper/files/nspluginwrapper-0.9.91.3-1.x86_64.rpm
$ wget http://gwenole.beauchesne.info/projects/nspluginwrapper/files/nspluginwrapper-i386-0.9.91.3-1.x86_64.rpm
Requirements
a) Make sure Firefox is not running.
b) Make sure you have downloaded and installed required 32 bit plugins such as Flash, Acrobat etc
You need to install gtk2.i386 using yum command:
# yum gtk2.i386
Use rpm command to install package:
# rpm -ivh nspluginwrapper-i386-0.9.91.3-1.x86_64.rpm nspluginwrapper-0.9.91.3-1.x86_64.rpm
Note that you need to install both the Plugin and the Viewer for correct operation.
How do I use this software?
Once installed simply run nspluginwrapper command. For example install wrapper for Flash player 9:
# nspluginwrapper -i /usr/lib/mozilla/plugins/libflashplayer.so
You can remove wrapper using –r switch:
# nspluginwrapper -r /usr/lib64/mozilla/plugins/npwrapper.libflashplayer.so
Under Fedora Core and RHEL 5/Debian/Ubuntu Linux you will find all 64 bit libs under /usr/lib64 and 32 bit under /usr/lib directory.
You can also update all plugins
# nspluginwrapper -v -a -u
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Ha Ha du you realy think somone understand this nonsense
no link work realy dont need to work with firefox
i am pc supporter du you realy think my grand mother understand it
i did But no links so . . .
again ha ha
I work on debain 4.0 version os as Software engineer but in my laptop not supported a sound player in this case i am not lisening a any sound from my laptop and xp os fully supported a sound driver and that driver is realtek .
i have no idea which software is install please if u have any idea for me than give me a reply
Thank you 16-02-2010
ERROR: Your architecture, ‘ppc64’, is not supported by the
Adobe Flash Player installer.
i have installed as you directed but the speaker voice is not coming in flv…
that means flash video are playing without voice
if u have any idea than give reply
thanks
Yeah, this really worked:
# rpm -ivh nspluginwrapper-i386-0.9.91.3-1.x86_64.rpm nspluginwrapper-0.9.91.3-1.x86_64.rpm
error: Failed dependencies:
libXt.so.6 is needed by nspluginwrapper-i386-0.9.91.3-1.x86_64
It’s already installed! LOL!
heres how i got 64 bit working (very similar) on debian lenny
very nice, congratulations very useful and quickly configuration…
Thxs a lot
Thanks a lot. I didn’t kill the firefox just because I had to read this instructions 🙂
Anyway everything worked like charm. Cool.
nspluginwrapper’s a great utility… I’ve been using it a while, and it’s in every install of Ultima Linux AMD64 😉
hi i want to install flash in my machine!
what i have to do!
help me to install…..
This is great. Took like 5 minutes. This guide works well for opensuse, and firefox I just made sure copy libflashplayer.so to /usr/lib64/firefox/plugins since it wasn’t in the directory.
Sir,
I request to you are ethentication for use to realplayer rpm package install for “RHEL 5”.
how to configer proxy sever
thx so lot!
Great thanks for this post!!!
blackdown has a 64bit jdk
Nspluginwrapper doesn’t work with 32 bin java plugin.
And where is java?
….. or install MEPIS 6.5 64 bit and you have it out of the box…..