Stephen

Asked: 2015-12-18 08:23:32 +0800 CST2015-12-18 08:23:32 +0800 CST 2015-12-18 08:23:32 +0800 CST

how do I play local swf files in firefox

on ubuntu 14.04 forefox won't play swf even though flash is installed. I tried editing the mime type file and updated the mime databse and still get nothing.

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Maythux
2015-12-18T08:35:04+08:002015-12-18T08:35:04+08:00
A workaround for this is to edit /usr/share/mime/packages/freedesktop.org.xml

and change <mime-type type="application/vnd.adobe.flash.movie">

to <mime-type type="application/x-shockwave-flash">

Then run the command:

update-mime-database /usr/share/mime

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