Filed under: Linux, Google, Open Source, Beta, Browsers
Flash working in Chromium on Linux, Linux geek productivity falls sharply
by Lee Mathews Jul 17th 2009 at 3:00PM
Though you can now enable Flash on Google Chrome for Mac, the Linux still doesn't have support. However, if you're willing to run Chromium instead of the official Google build, you're in luck.
Using a current version of Chromium from Launchpad, adding Flash to the speedy browser is a breeze. As detailed here, a couple minutes in terminal is all it takes. Follow the steps, and at long last you'll be able to blow your day in Chromium on Linux browsing pointless YouTube videos and racking up high scores in your favorite Time Wasters!
Personally, the inability to run Flash video and games in Chromium wasn't a major concern. Not being able to utilize Flash-based controls on certain websites, however, was a giant pain in the ass - and it's nice to have that sorted out.
Using a current version of Chromium from Launchpad, adding Flash to the speedy browser is a breeze. As detailed here, a couple minutes in terminal is all it takes. Follow the steps, and at long last you'll be able to blow your day in Chromium on Linux browsing pointless YouTube videos and racking up high scores in your favorite Time Wasters!
Personally, the inability to run Flash video and games in Chromium wasn't a major concern. Not being able to utilize Flash-based controls on certain websites, however, was a giant pain in the ass - and it's nice to have that sorted out.
So, just how good at time waster games are you? Think you've got the stuff? Well, The World's Hardest Game 2.0 doesn't think you do.
Yes, amazingly, it's possible to have a sequel to a game called "The World's Hardest Game". It doesn't seem logically possible, since if the first one was actually the world's hardest, how could another one come along and share the moniker? It made me doubt the name in the first place. That is, until I tried the game.
The mechanics of the game are very simple. You are a small red square, ...
