Flash 9 Beta for Linux Available

DemiKnute writes "According to the official Penguin.SWF blog, the a beta release of the long-awaited Flash 9 for Linux is available for download, a mere year after the release for Windows." From the blog: "While we are still working out exactly how to distribute the final Player version to be as easy as possible for the typical end user, this beta includes 2 gzip'd tarball packages: one is for the Mozilla plugin and the other is for a GTK-based Standalone Flash Player. Either will need to be downloaded manually via the Adobe Labs website and unpacked. The standalone Player (gflashplayer) can be run in place (after you set its executable permission). The plugin is dropped into your local plugin directory (for a local user) or the system-wide plugin directory." Report bugs here.

but does it run...

[Anonymous Coward]

on linux?

Ad supported browsers

[AcidLacedPenguiN]

Now we too can participate in the revenue generating flash supported articles that are linked from slashdot!!!! They're not just for the windows crowd anymore!

Solaris

[guacamole]

Oh joy, I suppose the Solaris version will come only one year after Linux. Hang on folks, we're almost there!

Re:AMD64 version?

[Rik Sweeney]

I can't play flash animations on my Turion laptop with Debian AMD64 installed.

Since it's a 32bit binary, won't installing it twice do the trick?

Pie!

[onetwofour]

Now I can enjoy all that forbidden Weebl & Bob Pie without the wine. I don't have to be drunk & dirty anymore.

Re:AMD64 version?

[halivar]

inciteful!? sarcastic, maybe funny how did this get inciteful?

Well, you were incited, weren't you?

Re:Well, what now?

[TheLinuxSRC]

"What are some good sites that require flash8/flash9..."

I think that is an oxymoron of sorts :)

Memory Space Clearly

[pavon]

What and limit my potential memory-leak growth to 4 GB? You might prefer to stay in the stone age, but my firefox extensions will be able to leak 16 exabytes :)