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I used terminal to install light spark (0.7.2+git20150512-2build4). When I go to plugins on my browser, Opera, it only shows Chrome PDF viewer. What do I need to go to get Opera to see that I've installed lightspark?

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  • What command did you use for installation?
    – Mitch
    Aug 15, 2016 at 5:12
  • sudo apt-get install lightspark browser-plugin-lightspark
    – Grahf
    Aug 15, 2016 at 5:33
  • I cant find the opera plugin folder anywhere!!!
    – Grahf
    Aug 15, 2016 at 17:01

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The Lightspark plugin only supports the NPAPI (a plugin api). However, Opera (and Chrome) only support the PPAPI on Linux. Therefore, Lightspark won't work.

I recommend that you install the pepperflashplugin-nonfree package instead. (which isn't open source but I doubt that could be a demand from your side as Opera is a closed source browser)

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  • Thanks. Pepperflash works great. I'm assuming it's safer than adobe flash... I moved to Opera after firefox did something that I didn't like and never looked back. Maybe I should check it out again someday. Now to uninstall gnash AND lightspark.... Thanks
    – Grahf
    Aug 15, 2016 at 20:32

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