Flock Plugins On Ubuntu
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So you just downloaded Flock, fell in love with it and believe this is the browser for you. Previously, you already installed all the preferred plugins for Firefox, yet Flock does not see them on Ubuntu? Where are the Flock plugins on Ubuntu! Not to worry, just paste this into a terminal window as you see it below:
cp -r /usr/lib/mozilla-firefox/plugins /$HOME/flock/
Neat, huh? Needing more help getting Flock setup to be your new default browser? Not a problem. First, create a shortcut on your desktop from the folder you installed it to. For me, I have it stored here:
/home/matt/flock/flock
You might have it in a similar spot. Now right click on your desktop, create a launcher, browse to wherever you have your Flock folder stored at and make sure you have it aimed at the ‘Flock’ file itself, such as you see with my example above. Now to create an icon for this, right click again and select properties. Where it says no icon, click that button on the left and browse to wherever you have your installation at while browsing into the /icons folder inside the main flock folder. Locate mozicon50.xpm and make that your icon. That’s it, you now have Flock working as advertised in Ubuntu.
[tags]browser, linux tutorial[/tags]
6 Comments
Peter Tynan
November 2nd, 2007
at 11:25am
Would not
cp -l /usr/lib/mozilla-firefox/plugins /$HOME/flock/
be more appropriate?
Matt Hartley
November 2nd, 2007
at 11:37am
Peter: Have you tried it?
cp: omitting directory `/usr/lib/mozilla-firefox/plugins’
This is why I went with -r as it works each time, every time. :)
Tuxicity
November 3rd, 2007
at 2:04am
I wrote a howto, including where to get the .debs for Gutsy Gibbon a few weeks ago about Flock , plain and simple.
Matt Hartley
November 3rd, 2007
at 8:47am
Tuxcity: And that is great, however most people are inclined to toss this sort of thing into their home folder, despite the /share/ folder seemingly having more logic to it. Again, very cool otherwise. :)
Peter Tynan
November 4th, 2007
at 10:50am
Old habits die hard and I still prefer to link than copy so here goes another suggestion (which works at my end)
cd /$HOME/flock/
ln -s /usr/lib/mozilla-firefox/plugins/* .
Peter Tynan
November 4th, 2007
at 10:52am
EEK!
must proof read, ignore my last post
correct version
cd /$HOME/flock/plugins
ln -s /usr/lib/mozilla-firefox/plugins/* .