In later versions this file may have been moved: Rm ~/.mozilla/firefox/*.default/pluginreg.dat Close all Firefox windows and run this command in a terminal: Swallow(firefox.exe) fill stream: wine "C:\\Program Files\\Mozilla Firefox\\firefox.exe" -chrome "$file"įinally, you need to make Firefox reload the plugin database. From a terminal, type:Īdd the following two lines to the end of the file:Īpplication/x-director: dir,dcr,dxr,cst,cct,cxt,w3d,fgd,swa: Macromedia Director file Now you need to configure mozplugger to use the Windows version of Firefox for Shockwave files.
Again, follow the on-screen instructions, and when the plugin has installed and is working, you may close Firefox. When the installation has finished, you then have to go to a web site that requires Shockwave, and choose to get the missing plugin. Choose to open the installer with Wine and follow the on-screen instructions. You then need to install the Windows version of Firefox (yes, you read that right). (Wine does not work on PowerPC and may not work as expected on 64-bit PCs.) You can then use mozplugger, a program that lets you "embed" other programs in your web browser.įirst, install the wine and mozplugger packages (for information on how to do this, see InstallingSoftware). On a PC, it may be possible to run Shockwave under Ubuntu using Wine and running the Windows versions of Firefox and the Shockwave player. Unfortunately, the Shockwave player is only available for Windows. Today, Shockwave is most commonly used for Internet games. Designed by Macromedia in the mid 1990s, it was followed by Shockwave Flash (or just Flash), a simpler format which became far more popular. Somewhat unsurprisingly, Flash is also on the chopping block: the company also notes in its latest announcement that its support will be suspended indefinitely in 2020.Shockwave is a multimedia player. Accordingly, it has announced that consumer-grade Shockwave support will end on April 9, 2019.Īdobe has also given assurances that those companies with outstanding Enterprise licenses for Shockwave will continue to receive updates nonetheless, but only up until the end of their current contracts.
However, the software giant has finally decided that the former is now at the end of its life in these locations. This legacy player has been sticking around Adobe's download sites and servers ever since, as has its approximate successor, Flash. However, it has since been comprehensively supplanted by other platforms such as HTML5 Canvas, WebGL, and Adobe AIR itself. This program, also known as Shockwave Player, was once the multmedia plug-in for internet users to enjoy in-browser games, videos and other content. Those who have spent the last few years never thinking about Shockwave once may be surprised to learn that Adobe had still been supporting it wiith updates.
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