On Mon, 25 Feb 2008, Alberto Passalacqua wrote:
I would like to re-open a quite debated question about Java and Flash plugins on 64-bit systems.
It was already discussed in the recent past ( http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-factory/2007-09/msg00413.html ), but no real and effective solution was found.
Considering that 64 bit systems are becoming widely adopted as notebooks and desktops, I don't see the point of removing what was, in my opinion, one of the advantages of using openSUSE 64 bit in comparison with other distributions. It was the only one offering java and flash working out of the box.
At the moment, flash plugin is supported through a plugin, which adds a degree of complexity and doesn't reliably work (some sites just show a white rectangle, and the plugin often freezes using a lot of CPU).
Well, at least calling up youtube worked fine for me, but OTOH I'm normally not a firefox user, so I can't tell how good it is for everyday life.
Java is not working at all.
Did you ever try installing java-1_7_0-icedtea-plugin-1.5_b24-1.x86_64.rpm ? Seems to work for me and is definitely a lot better than crippling my box with even more 32bit things ... -- with kind regards (mit freundlichem Grinsen), Ruediger Oertel (ro@novell.com,ro@suse.de,bugfinder@t-online.de) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Linux Fatou 2.6.24.1-4-default #1 SMP 2008/02/14 16:18:52 UTC x86_64 Key fingerprint = 17DC 6553 86A7 384B 53C5 CA5C 3CE4 F2E7 23F2 B417 SUSE LINUX Products GmbH, GF: Markus Rex, HRB 16746 (AG Nürnberg)