Install Flash player without root privileges in Iceweasel (Firefox)
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I need to install Flash player in Icewesel (Firefox), but I don't want to install it globally. I only want to use it in one of my several firefox profiles.
This is similar to installing addons as a user in Firefox (inside the user's profile only). User can install any addon he wants and other users/profile on the same machine are not affected by that addon.
I have downloaded the Flash player plugin from adobe.com and placed it in my
plugins
folder:
~/.mozilla/plugins/libflashplayer.so
When I restart Firefox, nothing happens (I have expected the new plugin will be found upon start and activated).
When I inspect ~/.mozilla/firefox/xxxxxxxx.default/pluginreg.dat
, I see that a new entry has been added for the flashplayer plugin, but in the section [INVALID]
:
[INVALID]
~/.mozilla/plugins/libflashplayer.so:$
1411257137000:$
I am sure this plugin version is compatible with my browser, because I was able to instal it on my test machine (using the standard installation method)
**How can I install Flash player locally (in one user's profile only) without root privileges?**
I am using Iceweasel (Firefox) 31.2.0 on Debian Wheezy (64-bit)
Asked by Martin Vegter
(586 rep)
Dec 16, 2014, 03:10 PM
Last activity: Dec 10, 2018, 11:24 AM
Last activity: Dec 10, 2018, 11:24 AM