SHOCKWAVE?
Posted: Sun Feb 24, 2008 11:07 pmI know, after checking SHOCKWAVE does not seem to be available for any LINUX system? Anyone know of any campaign to get them to "fix this"?
I know, that WINE or some other VM type application could be done, to run another OS and browser setup, but that is a bunch of overhead just to run SHOCKWAVE for some web site...
I have some kids wanting to run games from sites like Disney. Those games are in SHOCKWAVE. A "kid" does not get the most modern systems, since they may "break" it. Again, running that kids box on LINUX makes it a bit more secure and safe.....
Is their an action going to try to get it going under Linux? Any better answers?
Some Reference information to make things work;
http://www.ubuntux.org/shockwave-player-ubuntu-linux
Submitted by gregkrsak on Thu, 2006-10-05 03:14.
I have discovered a way to get Shockwave working under Linux. I am using Ubuntu 6.06 (Dapper Drake), Wine 0.99.22, Firefox 1.5.0.7, and Shockwave 10.1.4.020.
1. Install Wine. For those who don't know, this is a program which will allow you to run Windows-based programs from within Linux. Wine will automatically associate .exe files with itself. More information on Wine is available at http://www.winehq.com .
2. Download the Windows version of Firefox and install. Wine will ensure the installer functions correctly.
3. Install the Windows version of Shockwave for Mozilla. I downloaded and installed it manually (slim install).
After these steps, I had a working Shockwave player from within Firefox. Note that to use the Shockwave player, you must start the Windows version of Firefox, which will be running under Wine support.
I know, that WINE or some other VM type application could be done, to run another OS and browser setup, but that is a bunch of overhead just to run SHOCKWAVE for some web site...
I have some kids wanting to run games from sites like Disney. Those games are in SHOCKWAVE. A "kid" does not get the most modern systems, since they may "break" it. Again, running that kids box on LINUX makes it a bit more secure and safe.....
Is their an action going to try to get it going under Linux? Any better answers?
Some Reference information to make things work;
http://www.ubuntux.org/shockwave-player-ubuntu-linux
Submitted by gregkrsak on Thu, 2006-10-05 03:14.
I have discovered a way to get Shockwave working under Linux. I am using Ubuntu 6.06 (Dapper Drake), Wine 0.99.22, Firefox 1.5.0.7, and Shockwave 10.1.4.020.
1. Install Wine. For those who don't know, this is a program which will allow you to run Windows-based programs from within Linux. Wine will automatically associate .exe files with itself. More information on Wine is available at http://www.winehq.com .
2. Download the Windows version of Firefox and install. Wine will ensure the installer functions correctly.
3. Install the Windows version of Shockwave for Mozilla. I downloaded and installed it manually (slim install).
After these steps, I had a working Shockwave player from within Firefox. Note that to use the Shockwave player, you must start the Windows version of Firefox, which will be running under Wine support.