ets install firefox and enable flash player plugin for the same with the newly setup GUI on your debian box as in previous how-to.
First of all run this via ssh, logged in as su or root.
apt-get install fontconfig libatk1.0-0 libcairo2 libglib2.0-0 libgtk2.0-0 libgtk2.0-common libjpeg62 libpango1.0-0 libpango1.0-common libtiff4 libxp6 psmisc libstdc++5
Now type
nano /etc/apt/sources.list
And add this to the end of it.
# # Debian Multimedia Repositories # deb http://debian.dc-uoit.net/debian-multimedia/ stable main deb http://gulus.usherbrooke.ca/pub/distro/debian/debian-multimedia/ stable main deb-src http://gulus.usherbrooke.ca/pub/distro/debian/debian-multimedia/ stable main deb ftp://gulus.usherbrooke.ca/debian-multimedia/ stable main deb-src ftp://gulus.usherbrooke.ca/debian-multimedia/ stable main deb http://mirror.csclub.uwaterloo.ca/debian-multimedia/ stable main deb-src http://mirror.csclub.uwaterloo.ca/debian-multimedia/ stable main
Now execute/run/type the following :
apt-get install debian-multimedia-keyring apt-get update
After performing all above mambo jumbo, its time to install firefox, there might be some libraries still missing but try the steps below if it does not work let me know by posting your issues via comments.
Now these steps are taken from source
Get Latest version of firefox (linux version) from firefox main site. Or try this link if you cannot find the source.
Firefox Site
Type
cd /opt
tar xzf /home/firefox-2.0*.tar.gz (that is the file you just downloaded mine was sitting in /home folder (thats where i downloaded, you can download it anywhere you want, but remember to install flash plugin you must also extract the same on the some location say if you want /root/Desktop etc etc. depending on where you want to install the flash plugin and other plugins.
Now execute :
cd /opt/firefox rm -R plugins ln -s /usr/lib/firefox/plugins /opt/firefox ln -sf /opt/firefox/firefox /usr/bin/firefox ln -sf /opt/firefox/firefox /usr/bin/mozilla-firefox ln -sf /opt/firefox/firefox /usr/bin/mozilla
Now go to any folder, wherever you want firefox to launch from and extract it there say in /home itself, just type tar xzf firefox2.*.tar.gz if package exists in that folder, if not first copy it to the location where you will be running firefox from.
I have the folder extracted on my /home/firefox and you will need the path for installing flashplayer plugin.
Go to /home/firefox or where you extracted or want firefox to launch from , and hit the firefox shell script icon (the one with black dos like window icon on it). IF it launches FF fine, you are all set if not, than its time to post comments and ask for troubleshooting or just use google to get you on track.
Installation of Flash Player Plugin.
Go to Adobe Site and get the Tar.gz package.
Untar it using tar xzf packagenaem.tar.gz and go to directory it was extracted to say in my case it was simply typing : cd install_flash_player_9_linux
Now when in the folder type :
sh flashplayer-installer
It should ask you for path of installation of firefox, so in my case i put /home/firefox < < as that was the directory i extracted firefox to and where i would be running it from, your path may vary accordingly.
And after installation you should check by going to sites like speedtest.net to see if your flash player plugin is working on Firefox.
Thats pretty much to installing Firefox on Debian with Flash Player Plugin. If you wish you can put a symbolic link aka shortcut on your desktop to firefox using command :
ln -s /home/firefox/firefox /root/Desktop/
or basically its broken down as : ln -s /fullsourcepath/filename /destinationpath/
filemane would be firefox in our case.
