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Document the installation of www/linux-flashplugin9 (but keep mention to

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www/linux-flashplugin7).  As always do not expect everything will work;
with that plugin you could access to more "modern" sites but some
animations may not correctly rendered.
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exists. This wrapper also supports &adobe; &acrobat; plugin,
&realplayer; plugin and more.</para>
<warning>
<para>The following text covers the installation of &flash;
9.X on recent -STABLE branch, &os; 7.1-RELEASE and above.
If you run an older version of &os; or encounter issues, you
should install <filename
role="package">www/linux-flashplugin7</filename> and skip
the &man.linprocfs.5; part.</para>
</warning>
<para>Install the <filename role="package">www/nspluginwrapper</filename>
port. This port requires
<filename role="package">emulators/linux_base</filename> which is a
large port.</para>
<para>The next step is to install the <filename
role="package">www/linux-flashplugin7</filename> port. Once
role="package">www/linux-flashplugin9</filename> port. Once
this port is installed, the plugin must be installed by each
user with <command>nspluginwrapper</command>:</para>
<screen>&prompt.user; <userinput>nspluginwrapper -v -a -i</userinput></screen>
<para>The &linux; process file system, &man.linprocfs.5; has to
be mounted on <filename
class="directory">/usr/compat/linux/proc</filename>, if one
wants to play &flash; animations. This can be done via the
following command:</para>
<screen>&prompt.user; <userinput>mount -t linprocfs linproc /usr/compat/linux/proc</userinput></screen>
<para>This point can be automated at boot time with the addition
of the matching line in
<filename>/etc/fstab</filename>:</para>
<programlisting>linproc /usr/compat/linux/proc linprocfs rw 0 0</programlisting>
<para>Then, start your browser, enter
<literal>about:plugins</literal> in the location bar and press
<keycap>Enter</keycap>.