SHOCKWAVE?

[TexWebslinger]

I know, after checking SHOCKWAVE does not seem to be available for any LINUX system? Anyone know of any campaign to get them to "fix this"?

I know, that WINE or some other VM type application could be done, to run another OS and browser setup, but that is a bunch of overhead just to run SHOCKWAVE for some web site...

I have some kids wanting to run games from sites like Disney. Those games are in SHOCKWAVE. A "kid" does not get the most modern systems, since they may "break" it. Again, running that kids box on LINUX makes it a bit more secure and safe.....

Is their an action going to try to get it going under Linux? Any better answers?

Some Reference information to make things work;

http://www.ubuntux.org/shockwave-player-ubuntu-linux

Submitted by gregkrsak on Thu, 2006-10-05 03:14.

I have discovered a way to get Shockwave working under Linux. I am using Ubuntu 6.06 (Dapper Drake), Wine 0.99.22, Firefox 1.5.0.7, and Shockwave 10.1.4.020.

1. Install Wine. For those who don't know, this is a program which will allow you to run Windows-based programs from within Linux. Wine will automatically associate .exe files with itself. More information on Wine is available at http://www.winehq.com .
2. Download the Windows version of Firefox and install. Wine will ensure the installer functions correctly.
3. Install the Windows version of Shockwave for Mozilla. I downloaded and installed it manually (slim install).

After these steps, I had a working Shockwave player from within Firefox. Note that to use the Shockwave player, you must start the Windows version of Firefox, which will be running under Wine support.

[Randy]

All,

There is a petition to get Shockwave on Linux.

http://www.petitiononline.com/linuxswp/petition.html

Otherwise, the most viable solution seems to be the instructions Wayne posted.

[Davemon]

My number is 29083.

I posted "Join the movement or get left behind! An open source shockwave alternative will happen without you guys.





Davemon

[TexWebslinger]

Thanks Randy! Another positive effort! Thanks!

I added:
We build Linux systems for the poor. Older computer that are donated. Kids want to go to places like disneychannel.com. Help us help the kids!