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Flash Plugin Installation
Most Mageia users will find the Adobe Flash Plugin is already installed when they first install Mageia, but some users will have to install it seperately, and a very few users will have to follow a more complicated procedure to install Flash.
- If Mageia is installed from a 'Live DVD' or 'Live CD' then the Flash Plugin will be automatically installed and the user will not have to do anything at all.
- If Mageia was installed using the Classic DVD installer, and the check box labelled 'NonFree Software' was left checked during installation, then the Flash Plugin will be automatically installed. (Mageia 3 or higher)
- If Mageia was installed using the Dual Arch CD without declaring an additional network source, then the Flash Plugin will not be installed, and must be added after installation.
- If the computer Mageia is installed on has a Pentium III processor, then the flash plugin installed will not work, and a manual procedure is required to install a version of the plugin that will work with a P III.
Flash Plugin Package
An RPM package called flash-player-plugin is provided in Mageia's 'Nonfree' software repository. This package does not contain the plugin itself. Installing flash-player-plugin will cause a download of the plugin from Adobe's server. Users should ensure that both the Nonfree and Nonfree Updates repositories are enabled in Mageia Control Centre>Software>ConfigureMediaSources. Whenever Adobe release a bug fix for the plugin a new package will appear in Nonfree Updates.
If using the Software Install GUI in Mageia Control Centre to install the plugin be careful to check the two drop down menus in the top left corner are both set to 'All' so the GUI will show packages without GUI's. Search on the word 'flash' and the plugin will be the first result.
