JB wrote: > On Saturday 20 January 2007 07:03, Matt Stamm wrote: > >> ---------- Original Message ---------------------------------- >> From: "Alexey Eremenko" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> Date: Sat, 20 Jan 2007 11:14:15 +0200 >> >>> Well, this article point at two well-known problems: cross-distro >>> packaging and cross-distro compatibility. Those problems are old as a >>> linux world. Which doesn't prevents my father and mother use Linux >>> successfully. >>> >>> There are many solutions that try to solve both problems (such as >>> Autopackage and klik), but the most serious undertake is the LSB, The >>> Linux Standards Base. >> He makes a valid point. From the average user's point >> of view, some things tend to install easier with Windows. > > Especially things like, trojans, worms, viruses, malware, ad nauseum, heh > heh. > >> My most recent experience, went to a website that required >> flash-player 9. On windows the download and install >> went smooth. On my linux suse-10 the install didn't go >> as smooth, the rpm provided by Adobe installed the plugin >> in the wrong place, something like /usr/..., but it >> was supposed to go /opt/MozillaFirefox/.. > > I'm still with 9.3 and in /opt/<browser> all the libflashplayer.so's are > linked to /usr/lib/browserplugins all except for in /home/me/.firefox > and .mozilla > >> I love linux, using since suse-8, would never go back to >> windows, but windows does make some things easier on >> the "average joe" > > When I was still using M$, the only thing it made easier for me was to cuss > the system and kick the side of the tower every once in a while, which I know > didn't help the the system get any better, but picturing BG's face on the > side of the tower while giving it a few good bumps with the side of my foot > made *me* feel better.
I'm using suse 10.1 and browser plugins are also in /usr/lib/browser-plugins. The various browsers all have symlinks to that directory. So the problem the OP reported is completely a non-problem. Joe -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
