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Tired of getting teased by Windows users because your Netscape isn't as |<()()|_ as theirs? Well, your problems are almost solved. Plugger is a multimedia plugin for Unix Netscape 3.0 or later that handles Quicktime, MPEG, MP2, AVI, SGI-movie, Tiff, DL, IFF-anim, MIDI, Soundtracker, AU, WAV and Commodore 64 audio files. And now, with Plugger 3.2, MPEG audio and video can be played streaming. No more waiting! Plugger is a very small plugin, because plugger uses external programs to show/play the different formats.

Changes since version 3.0

• Fixed an annoying bug which caused $file to contain the path twice.
• Compiled plugger for many more platforms.
• Cleaned up make file to make it easier to compile on more platforms.
• Plugger now has a logo (in the top right corner of this page). Thanks to Paul Lowe.

Changes since version 2.2

• There is now a config file, now you don't need to re-compile plugger to change which applications are used.
• Plugger is now better at preventing infinite loops because of corrupt data and/or buggy helper applications.

This is what you need:

Note that you don't actually need all the programs above to use Plugger. If you don't have all the tools above, just edit the config file to fit your needs. The config file is normally installed in /etc/pluggerrc or $HOME/.netscape/pluggerrc.

Installation procedure

1. Download and untar the archive.
2. Change directory into the plugger directory.
3. If you have root access, do 'make install' as root. Otherwise, do 'make localinstall'.
4. done!

   Test your plugin

   Now that you have Plugger installed you might want to test that it works. Proceed to the Plugger testing grounds.

   If for some reason your plugin doesn't work, proceed to the troubleshooting page. You may also want to try older versions of plugger which are available here.

   What else should I get for my UNIX Netscape?

   • shockwave - Macromedia flash player for linux.
   • RealAudio - Play audio without extreme downloads.
   • Acrobat Reader - View pdf documents in your Netscape.
   • The PNG Plugin - Adds support for PNG, TIFF and other image formats.

   You can also get the source for plugger and compile it yourself. If you do so, you also need the Netscape Plugin SDK.

   I am currently working on plugger binaries for more platforms. Don't hesitate to email me if your particular platform is missing. However, I do not have access to every possible platform, so if you compile Plugger or any of the plugger applications and think it would be nice to have the binaries on this page, then please send me the executable.

   Problems? Questions? Suggestions? Don't hesitate to email me: hubbe@hubbe.net.