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8. Installing Plugins select a theme and install it; close and reopen Firefox. 8. Installing Plugins Plugins are programs which let your browser handle content other than HTML and graphics, such as animations, streaming audio, Javatm applets, and more. Firefox’s plugins are stored in the /usr/lib/mozilla-firefox-VERSION/plugins directory and installing plugins requires root privileges. We will look at the procedures to install Javatm, Flash and Real plugins. If you own a commercial version of Mandriva Linux, installation is greatly simplified and all the needed packages are on the CDs. If not you will need to find them on the Web yourself. If you are a Mandriva Club member, you may be able to install even newer versions of the software mentioned here. tm 8.1. Java, Flash and Real Player To use Java install the jre RPM package. To view sites built with Flash technology install the FlashPlayer RPM. To listen to streaming media install the RealPlayer RPM (see Chapter 16, Package Management through Rpmdrake [209]). 9. Password Management Firefox can remember login and passwords for Intranet pages, web-mail pages, bank-account information pages, etc. Therefore you do not have to type them in each time you access such pages. Even if Firefox stores passwords in a secure manner, some may feel this is a security risk. If you do not feel confident with this feature, or feel other people may access your computer, use it only for accounts that do not give access to sensitive information. You may not want to store passwords for sites such as bank accounts.