multimedia and browsers on freebsd

[mr fred]

 --- Tom <tsasser at terra.cl> wrote: > hi all,
> 
> what has been your experience getting *any* browser to work with:
> 
> java
> video
> audio
> flash
> and all the other goodies
> 
> getting even some of this to work under SuSE 8.1 pro has been really 
> difficult.  the java plugins *still* don't work properly in mozilla...and 
> forget a functioning real player.
> 
> has anyone succeeded in getting a browser to really work under freeBSD? ( i'm
> 
> looking to switch ).
> 
> --tom

There is a bit of a guide at www.onlamp.com.
I have found KDE to cause a lot of disk thrashing (with 256MB ram), I dont
really like it that much... Plugger was pretty average, although I did only use
it for a few avi's and mpeg's then got rid of it. I use IceWM now... Its
lightweight and functional, its the best I have tried so far. I also use
mozilla with flash and java, which is okay but sometimes wont let me check my
yahoo mail and wont allow me to login to some sites (which say I dont have
java/cookies enabled (?)). I havent bothered with sound yet...  There are too
many other cool FreeeBSD things to keep me occupied!

Fred

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