already done.... response: bmike1@1[install_flash_player_9_linux]$ which mozilla /usr/bin/mozilla bmike1@1[install_flash_player_9_linux]$ but in the flash instalation script it tells me: Please enter the installation path of the Mozilla, SeaMonkey, or Firefox browser (i.e., /usr/lib/mozilla): /usr/lib/mozilla dir= /usr/lib/mozilla WARNING: Please enter a valid installation path. here is what I did leading up to the failure message: ...... goofy me! the script says to exit all browsers but I didn't see that until now and everything worked after I did..... thanks for your help! bmike1@1[~]$ cd '/home/bmike1/Desktop/install_flash_player_9_linux' bmike1@1[install_flash_player_9_linux]$ sudo ./flashplayer-installer Copyright(C) 2002-2006 Adobe Macromedia Software LLC. All rights reserved. Adobe Flash Player 9 for Linux Adobe Flash Player 9 will be installed on this machine. You are running the Adobe Flash Player installer as the "root" user. Adobe Flash Player 9 will be installed system-wide. Support is available at http://www.adobe.com/support/flashplayer/ To install Adobe Flash Player 9 now, press ENTER. To cancel the installation at any time, press Control-C. NOTE: Please exit any browsers you may have running. Press ENTER to continue... Please enter the installation path of the Mozilla, SeaMonkey, or Firefox browser (i.e., /usr/lib/mozilla): /usr/lib/mozilla /usr/lib/mozilla-firefox dir= /usr/lib/mozilla /usr/lib/mozilla-firefox WARNING: /usr/lib/mozilla /usr/lib/mozilla-firefox is not a directory. Please enter the installation path of the Mozilla, SeaMonkey, or Firefox browser (i.e., /usr/lib/mozilla): /usr/lib/mozilla dir= /usr/lib/mozilla WARNING: Please enter a valid installation path. Please enter the installation path of the Mozilla, SeaMonkey, or Firefox browser (i.e., /usr/lib/mozilla): /usr/bin/firefox dir= /usr/bin/firefox WARNING: /usr/bin/firefox is not a directory. Please enter the installation path of the Mozilla, SeaMonkey, or Firefox browser (i.e., /usr/lib/mozilla): /usr/bin dir= /usr/bin On Friday 25 January 2008 10:35 pm, Darrin Chandler wrote: > On Fri, Jan 25, 2008 at 10:22:21PM -0700, Michael Havens wrote: > > nope..... doesn't work. it sayss: > > > > warning! Please enter a valid informtion path. > > > > On Friday 25 January 2008 10:09 pm, Darrin Chandler wrote: > > > $ which mozilla > > > > > > and it should tell you, as long as it's on your path. > > I should have said you need to type that at a shell prompt. Oops! --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss