Adobe Shockwave Player. Help needed.

JacobM · #1 29th September 2011, 12:11 AM

Does anybody know if there is a way I can download shockwave; is there a yum command or does autoplus have it?
I need it to do my physics homework, so I need help as soon as possible, if it isn't that much trouble. If there is not a way to download shockwave is there a substitution that works equivalently?
Thank you.

I have Fedora 15, if that matters any.

JohnVV · #2 29th September 2011, 03:00 AM

flash is installed by default
But if you NEED the adobe version
see mjmwired web page
http://www.mjmwired.net/resources/mjm-fedora-f15.html
http://www.mjmwired.net/resources/mj...f15.html#flash
and the yellow link at the top of the page.
"Fedora Set-Up Guides"

however the 64 bit adobe plugin 11 beta has been working just fine in the firefox 6 & 7 64 bit build

you will need the 64 bit ff for the 64 bit plugin

JacobM · #3 29th September 2011, 03:17 AM

Thank you, but Adobe Flash Player and Adobe Shockwave Player, are two separate things.(That I know of.)
Could you please tell me if you can run the 'Gizmo' on this webpage?:
http://www.explorelearning.com/index...ResourceID=509

Just click on the tab next to lesson info titled: Gizmo, and tell me if your able to use it.
It tells me "A plugin is needed to display this content."

JohnVV · #4 29th September 2011, 03:23 AM

it looks like a MS windows ONLY page
using a MS windows only tool

you need windows 7 and MS internet explorer.

JacobM · #5 29th September 2011, 03:41 AM

Hmm; I'm not doubting your knowledge, but I know the computers at my school are all Windows XP, and I think the problem is that there isn't a substitute for Shockwave player, as I am inferring that Shockwave does not support Linux based OS, but that's just what I think. Then again I have only been using Linux for about 3 months now, so my knowledge is limited when it comes to Linux as of right now.

***DBelton*** · #6 29th September 2011, 03:53 AM

It does require shockwave. And JacobM is correct. There is no shockwave player for linux.

A few people have had mixed results running their browser under wine and using the windows version, but to me that isn't a very good alternative.

only thing to do is to get onto adobe and make them write a linux version.

JacobM · #7 29th September 2011, 04:14 AM

Darn... my physics teacher is gonna be mad :P haha and thank you both for you input.
and should I actually try to persuade them into making a Linux version?

haha

One more thing, do you think wine will have something I could scavenge from there?

PGGraham · #8 18th June 2012, 09:22 PM

This has been fixed.
http://get.adobe.com/flashplayer/

Good luck withthe homework.

nonamedotc · #9 19th June 2012, 04:09 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by PGGraham

This has been fixed.
http://get.adobe.com/flashplayer/

Good luck withthe homework.

I don't think this is going to work for the OP - based entirely on my experience. I have this flash installed and the website is reporting that plugin is missing!

If you have a windows CD, you could use a Virtual Machine (VMware or Fedora's Virt-manager or Virtualbox). I find it to be the most convenient of options.