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Usually an installer will create a symlink at /opt/firefox/plugins (or in whatever folder your distro chooses to install firefox). It links it to /opt/netscape/plugins, or wherever your distro default plugin folder is. The way to fix it, aside from sending your distro a pointed e-mail about how this should not happen, is to type this on a command prompt (as root):

rm /opt/firefox/plugins && ln -s /opt/netscape/plugins /opt/firefox/plugins

where /opt/firefox/plugins is the flashing broken symlink you've already found and /opt/netscape/plugins is your system's default plugin folder. Obviously you substitute the correct folder names, as I'm know Mandrake doesn't like to use the /opt folder as much as other distros do.

If you don't know where the default plugin folder is, do a search for "libflashplayer.so", which is the Flash plugin. The folder that this is in is the plugin folder.
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Java  voska | 07/12/04
Yep  OhMyGosh | 07/12/04
The one that I use  Linux User 147560 | 07/12/04
Lucky then...  David Hamilton | 07/13/04
I'd just like to get the browser plugin to work  JimC_z | 07/12/04
What?!  OhMyGosh | 07/12/04
I've read a lot of tips on installing in Linux and they all say to create  JimC_z | 07/12/04
Sorry, I'm no pro  JimC_z | 07/12/04
Mandrake should do a better job...  Michael Kelly | 07/12/04
Thanks again  JimC_z | 07/12/04
Here  Linux User 147560 | 07/12/04
Thanks to you too  JimC_z | 07/12/04
I think I know what he means  Michael Kelly | 07/12/04
Thanks  JimC_z | 07/12/04
Plug-in doesn't work with Windows XP either...  Anton Philidor | 07/12/04
Are you using Firefox?  Linux User 147560 | 07/12/04
Nope, IE  Anton Philidor | 07/12/04
NOT for your everyday user  Michael Kelly | 07/12/04
50 dollars a year  V Sanders | 07/12/04
You buy Linux  Linux User 147560 | 07/12/04
seems like more  V Sanders | 07/12/04
Launch it straight into the Sun  FilledOut | 07/13/04

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