Rhakios wrote:I still find browser plug-ins a major PITA in Linux, getting them set up properly so that they work. With OS X I find they just work. So for those who need their browser plug-ins, I suppose they would say it isn't ready.
It's the only shortcoming I can think of though.
I find pretty well most plugins work fine with firefox(here's my current plugins listed):
Shockwave Flash
File name: libflashplayer.so
Shockwave Flash 7.0 r25
MIME Type Description Suffixes Enabled
application/x-shockwave-flash Shockwave Flash swf Yes
application/futuresplash FutureSplash Player spl Yes
Java(TM) Plug-in 1.5.0_03-b07
File name: libjavaplugin_oji.so
Java(TM) Plug-in 1.5.0_03
MIME Type Description Suffixes Enabled
application/x-java-vm Java Yes
application/x-java-applet Java Yes
application/x-java-applet;version=1.1 Java Yes
application/x-java-applet;version=1.1.1 Java Yes
application/x-java-applet;version=1.1.2 Java Yes
application/x-java-applet;version=1.1.3 Java Yes
application/x-java-applet;version=1.2 Java Yes
application/x-java-applet;version=1.2.1 Java Yes
application/x-java-applet;version=1.2.2 Java Yes
application/x-java-applet;version=1.3 Java Yes
application/x-java-applet;version=1.3.1 Java Yes
application/x-java-applet;version=1.4 Java Yes
application/x-java-applet;version=1.4.1 Java Yes
application/x-java-applet;version=1.4.2 Java Yes
application/x-java-applet;version=1.5 Java Yes
application/x-java-applet;jpi-version=1.5.0_03 Java Yes
application/x-java-bean Java Yes
application/x-java-bean;version=1.1 Java Yes
application/x-java-bean;version=1.1.1 Java Yes
application/x-java-bean;version=1.1.2 Java Yes
application/x-java-bean;version=1.1.3 Java Yes
application/x-java-bean;version=1.2 Java Yes
application/x-java-bean;version=1.2.1 Java Yes
application/x-java-bean;version=1.2.2 Java Yes
application/x-java-bean;version=1.3 Java Yes
application/x-java-bean;version=1.3.1 Java Yes
application/x-java-bean;version=1.4 Java Yes
application/x-java-bean;version=1.4.1 Java Yes
application/x-java-bean;version=1.4.2 Java Yes
application/x-java-bean;version=1.5 Java Yes
application/x-java-bean;jpi-version=1.5.0_03 Java Yes
Helix DNA Plugin: RealPlayer G2 Plug-In Compatible
File name: nphelix.so
Helix DNA Plugin: RealPlayer G2 Plug-In Compatible version 0.4.0.546 built with gcc 3.2.0 on Apr 1 2005
MIME Type Description Suffixes Enabled
audio/x-pn-realaudio-plugin RealPlayer Plugin Metafile rpm Yes
MozPlugger 1.7.1
File name: mozplugger.so
MozPlugger version 1.7.1, written by Fredrik Hübinette <hubbe@hubbe.net> and Louis Bavoil <louis@bavoil.net>.
For documentation on how to configure mozplugger, check the man page. (type man mozplugger)
Configuration file: /etc/mozpluggerrc
Helper binary: mozplugger-helper
Controller binary: mozplugger-controller
MIME Type Description Suffixes Enabled
video/mpeg MPEG animation mpeg, mpg, mpe Yes
video/x-mpeg MPEG animation mpeg, mpg, mpe Yes
video/x-mpeg2 MPEG2 animation mpv2, mp2ve Yes
video/mp4 MPEG4 animation mp4 Yes
video/msvideo AVI animation avi Yes
video/x-msvideo AVI animation avi Yes
video/fli FLI animation fli, flc Yes
video/x-fli FLI animation fli, flc Yes
application/x-mplayer2 Windows Media wmv,asf,mov Yes
video/x-ms-asf Windows Media asf,asx,wma,wax,wmv,wvx Yes
video/x-ms-wmv Windows Media wmv Yes
application/x-quicktimeplayer Quicktime animation mov Yes
image/x-macpaint Quicktime animation pntg,mov Yes
video/quicktime Quicktime animation mov,qt Yes
video/x-quicktime Quicktime animation mov,qt Yes
video/x-theora OGG stream with video ogg Yes
video/theora OGG stream with video ogg Yes
video/ogg OGG stream with video ogg Yes
video/x-ogg OGG stream with video ogm,ogv Yes
audio/mid MIDI audio file midi,mid Yes
audio/x-mid MIDI audio file midi,mid Yes
audio/midi MIDI audio file midi,mid Yes
audio/x-midi MIDI audio file midi,mid Yes
audio/mod Soundracker audio Module mod Yes
audio/x-mod Soundracker audio Module mod Yes
audio/mp3 MPEG audio mp3 Yes
audio/x-mp3 MPEG audio mp3 Yes
audio/mpeg2 MPEG audio mp2 Yes
audio/x-mpeg2 MPEG audio mp2 Yes
audio/mpeg3 MPEG audio mp3 Yes
audio/x-mpeg3 MPEG audio mp3 Yes
audio/mpeg MPEG audio mpa,abs,mpega Yes
audio/x-mpeg MPEG audio mpa,abs,mpega Yes
audio/x-ogg OGG audio ogg Yes
application/x-ogg OGG audio ogg Yes
application/ogg OGG audio ogg Yes
audio/basic Basic audio file au,snd Yes
audio/x-basic Basic audio file au,snd Yes
audio/wav Microsoft wave file wav Yes
audio/x-wav Microsoft wave file wav Yes
audio/x-pn-wav Microsoft wave file wav Yes
audio/x-pn-windows-acm Microsoft wave file wav Yes
audio/x-ms-wax Windows Media wax,wma Yes
image/sun-raster SUN raster image rs Yes
image/x-sun-raster SUN raster image rs Yes
image/x-rgb RGB Image rgb Yes
image/x-portable-pixmap PPM Image ppm Yes
image/x-portable-graymap PGM Image pgm Yes
image/x-portable-bitmap PBM Image pbm Yes
image/x-portable-anymap PBM Image pnm Yes
image/tiff TIFF image tiff,tif Yes
image/x-tiff TIFF image tiff,tif Yes
application/pdf PDF file pdf Yes
application/x-pdf PDF file pdf Yes
text/pdf PDF file pdf Yes
text/x-pdf PDF file pdf Yes
application/x-postscript PostScript file ps Yes
application/postscript PostScript file ps Yes
application/x-rtf Rich Text Format rtf Yes
application/rtf Rich Text Format rtf Yes
text/rtf Rich Text Format rtf Yes
application/x-msword Microsoft Word Document doc, dot Yes
application/msword Microsoft Word Document doc, dot Yes
application/vnd.ms-excel Microsoft Excel Document xls, xlb Yes
application/vnd.sun.xml.writer OpenOffice Writer 6.0 documents sxw Yes
application/so7_vnd.sun.xml.writer OpenOffice Writer 7.0 documents sxw Yes
application/vnd.sun.xml.writer.template OpenOffice Writer 6.0 templates stw Yes
application/vnd.sun.xml.writer.global OpenOffice Writer 6.0 global documents sxg Yes
application/vnd.stardivision.writer StarWriter 5.x documents sdw Yes
application/vnd.stardivision.writer-global StarWriter 5.x global documents sgl Yes
application/x-starwriter StarWriter 4.x documents sdw Yes
application/vnd.sun.xml.calc OpenOffice Calc 6.0 spreadsheets sxc Yes
application/so7_vnd.sun.xml.calc OpenOffice Calc 7.0 spreadsheets sxc Yes
application/vnd.sun.xml.calc.template OpenOffice Calc 6.0 templates stc Yes
application/vnd.stardivision.calc StarCalc 5.x spreadsheets sdc Yes
application/x-starcalc StarCalc 4.x spreadsheets sdc Yes
application/vnd.sun.xml.draw OpenOffice Draw 6.0 documents sxd Yes
application/so7_vnd.sun.xml.draw StarOffice Draw 7.0 documents sxc Yes
application/vnd.sun.xml.draw.template OpenOffice Draw 6.0 templates std Yes
application/vnd.stardivision.draw StarDraw 5.x documents sda Yes
application/x-stardraw StarDraw 4.x documents sda Yes
application/vnd.sun.xml.impress OpenOffice Impress 6.0 presentations sxi Yes
application/so7_vnd.sun.xml.impress StarOffice 7.0 Impress presentations sxi Yes
application/vnd.sun.xml.impress.template OpenOffice Impress 6.0 templates sti Yes
application/vnd.stardivision.impress StarImpress 5.x presentations sdd Yes
application/vnd.stardivision.impress-packed StarImpress Packed 5.x files sdp Yes
application/x-starimpress StarImpress 4.x presentations sdd Yes
application/vnd.ms-powerpoint PowerPoint Slideshow ppt Yes
application/mspowerpoint PowerPoint Slideshow ppt, ppz, pps, pot Yes
application/vnd.sun.xml.math OpenOffice Math 6.0 documents sxm Yes
application/so7_vnd.sun.xml.math StarOffice 7.0 Math documents sxm Yes
application/vnd.stardivision.math StarMath 5.x documents smf Yes
application/x-starmath StarMath 4.x documents smf Yes
Scalable Vector Graphics
File name: libmozsvgdec.so
Scalable Vector Graphics, as handled by RSVG-2.8.1. Views SVG images.
This is alpha software. It will probably behave in many situations, but may also ride your motorcycle, drink all your milk, or use your computer to browse porn. Comments, feature requests, and patches are welcome.
See
http://librsvg.sourceforge.net/ for information.
MIME Type Description Suffixes Enabled
image/svg+xml Scalable Vector Graphics svg Yes
image/svg-xml Scalable Vector Graphics svg Yes
image/svg Scalable Vector Graphics svg Yes
image/vnd.adobe.svg+xml Scalable Vector Graphics svg Yes
text/xml-svg Scalable Vector Graphics svg Yes
Default Plugin
File name: libnullplugin.so
The default plugin handles plugin data for mimetypes and extensions that are not specified and facilitates downloading of new plugins.
MIME Type Description Suffixes Enabled
* All types .* No