Plug-InsPlug-ins are small programs that expand the functionality of Mozilla. Plug-ins can be installed when Mozilla is installed. You can install additional plug-ins later as well. Plug-ins typically are opened within Mozilla. For instance, the RealPlayer plug-in gives Mozilla the ability to play video clips inside the browser, not needing to open a separate application to play the clips. Other popular plug-ins are Macromedia Flash Player and Java. Mozilla was probably installed when your Linux was installed. Some plug-ins are usually installed with it. You may have installed additional plug-ins since. For instance, if you encounter a media file on the Internet that requires an application to play, you may be prompted to download the plug-in. Some popular plug-ins can be downloaded from addons.update.mozilla.org/plugins/. The available plug-ins are:
Plug-ins are installed, by default, in the plug-ins subdirectory in the directory where Mozilla is installed. To see which plug-ins are currently installed, go to this Netscape Web page that also works for Mozilla at channels.netscape.com/ns/browsers/plugins.jsp. You can look in the plug-ins directory to see which plug-in files are there. NOTE In Firefox, you can see which plug-ins are installed by clicking Tools. Select Options. Click Downloads. Click the Plug-Ins button. |