Moonlight 2.0 goes gold December 17, 2009
Posted by Sayantan in Ubuntu, browser, firefox, linux, open source, red hat, suse.Tags: linux, Moolight, opensource, Novell, plugin, silverlight
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Novell released the second version of opensource implementation of Silverlight, Moonlight 2.0, today for linux users. Although Moonlight is lagging way behind the Silverlight version which is at 3.0 stable and 4.0 beta, this release will give users compatibility with SIlverlight 2.0 applications and some 3.0 ones as well.
Moonlight is opensource, however, the codecs needed for audio and video are closed source , non free and licenced by Microsoft.
Moonlight is compatible with firefox. Compatibility with google chrome and opera are not very encouraging at this stage.
Download moonlight 2.0 here
How to install x64 flash in linux December 9, 2009
Posted by Sayantan in Ubuntu, browser, linux.Tags: fedora, flash player, linux, mint, Ubuntu, x64 flash
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Since Adobe released a new version of its x64 bit flash player , I am going to install it replacing my existing 32 bit flash player.
First, download the file from this link http://labs.adobe.com/downloads/flashplayer10_64bit.html.
Now go to the download directory and right click on the file and select ‘Extract here’. Go into the folder to find the file ‘ libflashplayer.so’
Now , open a terminal, and navigate to the downloaded directory. For me it is Downloads. So , in the terminal type
$ cd ~/Downloads
now do a find command to see where the libflashplayer.so files are located in
$ sudo find / -name 'libflashplayer.so'.
I get the following output. The second one you will get only if you use linux mint.
/usr/lib/mozilla/plugins/libflashplayer.so
/opt/mint-flashplugin-x64/libflashplayer.so
Now, we need to back up the existing files and copy the new file in place. that is all.
~/Downloads $ sudo mv /usr/lib/mozilla/plugins/libflashplayer.so /usr/lib/mozilla/plugins/libflashplayer.so.bak
~/Downloads $ sudo cp libflashplayer.so /usr/lib/mozilla/plugins/libflashplayer.so
~/Downloads $ sudo mv /opt/mint-flashplugin-x64/libflashplayer.so /opt/mint-flashplugin-x64/libflashplayer.so.bak
~/Downloads $ sudo cp libflashplayer.so /opt/mint-flashplugin-x64/libflashplayer.so
Now check if the files are copied fine. You will see there are two files. The one that you backed up and the other that you copied.
$ ls /opt/mint-flashplugin-x64/
libflashplayer.so libflashplayer.so.bak
$ ls /usr/lib/mozilla/plugins/
libflashplayer.so.bak
libflashplayer.so
Thats it. Now restart your browser and you will see the new flash player has been installed.
x64 Adobe flash player prerelease for linux now available December 9, 2009
Posted by Sayantan in Ubuntu, browser, firefox, linux.Tags: adobe, flash, linux, Ubuntu, x64bit
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Adobe has just made available the second prerelease of x64bit flash player for all platforms. The version is 10,0,42,34. You can download the file from. http://labs.adobe.com/downloads/flashplayer10_64bit.html
Google Chrome beta for Linux officially available December 8, 2009
Posted by Sayantan in Ubuntu, browser, linux, open source, red hat.Tags: browser, chrome, chromium, fedora, google, linux, Ubuntu
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Google released the beta version of Chrome for Linux and Mac today. The packaged files for major distributions are availabe at http://www.google.com/chrome.
Users who were already using the dev channel version can find the beta packaged seperately in synaptic . Trying to install the beta will prompt you to uninstall the unstable version though. Try out and give your feedbacks. With extensions coming in thick and fast, personally i feel google chrome will shape up to be a great browser for the linux environment.
Along with chrome, chromium,the open source version of google chrome, also enters the beta stage.
Keep up the good work google! And the chromium devs too!
Google Video Chat In Linux , Long wait to end soon! July 11, 2009
Posted by Sayantan in Ubuntu, browser, linux.Tags: gmail, google chat, linux, Ubuntu, video
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“Lastly, thanks to everyone who has written in asking about support for Linux. We’ve had to rewrite a key piece of technology, so this has taken some time. However, the results will be worth the wait.“
This is what Justin Uberti (Tech Lead, Google) wrote on his blog on 30th of June. Looks like google is finally listening to linux enthusiasts.
Google Gears in Firefox 3.5 July 7, 2009
Posted by Sayantan in Ubuntu, browser, firefox, linux, open source.Tags: browser, firefox 3.5, gmail, google gears, linux, offline mode, Ubuntu, Wordpress
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For those who have been eagerly waiting for a new updated release for google gears to work with firefox 3.5 in windows , linux and macs, i have a good news for u guys.
Geza Kovacs , developer, has developed some custom versions of google gears to work with firefox 3.5. Go here for downloads
For me, the new gears works very well with gmail offline and wordpress. I am using ubuntu 9.04 with ff3.5. See the screenshots below.
Intergrate FF 3.5 into Ubuntu/Debian distros July 4, 2009
Posted by Sayantan in Ubuntu, browser, firefox, open source.Tags: browser, deb, debian, firefox, Ubuntu, web
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Firefox 3.5 was released on june 30th but the is no sign of a .deb file for ubuntu/debian distros. All we can get from the daily ppa is a 3.5 prelease version ( updated until 3/07/09) . and in that facebook , yahoomail say its an old browser and banking sites fail to determine the browser and refuse the users a login.
The commandline method below is a far better , easier and quicker method to install the latest version of firefox 3.5. This version is properly detected by the bank websites, facebook and yahoomail.
Please note: This tutorial will override the existing ff3.1 but will use the same profile and addons. Also some add-ons esp google gears and some themes does not work with ff3.5 yet (updated 3/7/09)
Open up Terminal (Applications > Accessories > Terminal) and run the following commands:
cd /tmpwget "http://download.mozilla.org/?product=firefox-3.5&os=linux&lang=en-US"
Note: Your download link may be different depending on your country and language. I got the link by clicking the download link, canceling the automatic download, right-clicking the “Your download should automatically begin in a few seconds, but if not, click here” link, and selecting Copy Link Location.tar xvf firefox-*.bz2sudo cp -r firefox /usr/lib/firefox-3.5sudo mv /usr/bin/firefox /usr/bin/firefox.oldsudo ln -s /usr/lib/firefox-3.5/firefox /usr/bin/firefox-3.5sudo ln -s /usr/bin/firefox-3.5 /usr/bin/firefox
Close Firefox and then reopen. You should now be running Firefox 3.5.
Thanks to Chris Jean for the tutorial
OMG! facebook cannot recognize FF 3.5!!!! :O July 3, 2009
Posted by Sayantan in Ubuntu, browser, firefox, linux, open source.Tags: browser, facebook, firefox, old, Ubuntu
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Facbook terms firefox 3.5 as an old browser! This picture below speaks a thousand words. Whats ur say on this??
Firefox 3.5 for Linux launched June 30, 2009
Posted by Sayantan in Linux Mint, Ubuntu, browser, firefox, linux, open source, windows.Tags: firefox 3.5, internet, linux, mac, web browser, windows
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Die hard fans of Mozilla Firefox have a reason to celebrate. Firefox 3 has been released today after much delay and name changes. Firefox has been released for all major platforms , Windows, Linux & Mac OS X. It is available in over 60 different languages!
Download a copy of it from here
Redmond updates make you more vulnerable June 9, 2009
Posted by Sayantan in browser, firefox, security, windows.Tags: .net, firefox, microsoft, security, spyware, updates, windows
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The other day I was reading a blog at tech republic, where the author talks about .Net Framework SP1 update released in February 2009. In his report he says that the release documents goes on ranting about all the changes it brings on this update with the exception of one very big important security vulnerability. It seems, this update “installs the Microsoft .NET Framework Assistant extension for Firefox, silently, without informing the user“. OOh! That doesnt sound nice at all, does it? Coming to the important aspect of what this extension does, here is what the Annoyances.org says,
“This update adds to Firefox one of the most dangerous vulnerabilities present in all versions of Internet Explorer: the ability for websites to easily and quietly install software on your PC. Since this design flaw is one of the reasons you may’ve originally choosen to abandon IE in favor of a safer browser like Firefox, you may wish to remove this extension with all due haste.”
And that statement is absoultely outrageous! I personally consider this as an invasion of privacy by Mircrosoft. How on the earth can u roll out an update which enables the computer to be flooded with spyware?And installation of an update without even notifying the user Security is a very important issue. If updates make easy for spywares to come into your system then what is the point of having such an insecure operating system?
For those who don’t know, Internet explorer has this bug in all its versions and still suffers from this security lapse, which is one reason many switched to firefox.
The author is so frustrated that he even goes on to the extent of saying to get rid of Windows altogether! Here is what he says..
“I recommend you do the registry hacking necessary to carve this thing out of the guts of your system, get rid of Firefox entirely and use one of the other third-party Web browsers that isn’t known for screwing its users, or just get rid of MS Windows entirely, at this point.“
Ofcoure , I agree with him. If the operating system cannot provide the intended security to the users while internet banking and online puchase, allows intruders and invites spywares to install on the system silently what is the point of running such an OS?
Anyway, there might be another twist to it. Maybe they will push for a new anti-spyware bloatware to be pushed down the naive customer’s throat or may be it is another way to show how insecure firefox is compared to IE?? Who knows? Either way, seems the redmond comany is plotting its own downfall!
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