# Flashmx and linux **URL:** \ **Category:** Uncategorized\ **Created:** [March 12, 2003, 8:33am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flashmx-and-linux/15262 "2003-03-12T08:33:58Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![javadi82](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/3be4f8/32.png) [@javadi82](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/javadi82)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2003, 8:33am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flashmx-and-linux/15262/1 "2003-03-12T08:33:58Z")
warning:this may be a newbie question does flash mx work only with windows platforms? i cannot access flash mx with knoppix( a version of linux). i have started to like linux but my other love flash does not seem to work on it! could you tell me if other distributions of linux(redhat ,suse,etc) support FLASH? thanks. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2003, 10:43am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flashmx-and-linux/15262/2 "2003-03-12T10:43:01Z")
From what I know, Linux supports the Flash Player, but not the authoring tools. As far as I’m aware there’s no way to get round that, you either have to have Windows or a Mac to create the movies. You should be able to watch them on Linux, but that’s not much help I’m afraid. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2003, 3:13pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flashmx-and-linux/15262/3 "2003-03-12T15:13:52Z")
Flash is on Windows and Mac (as mentioned), this including Mac OSX. Since Mac OSX runs on a BSD core, which is for the most part Linux, it wouldnt seem too unfeasible for a port to be brought over to other general Linux distros, however, there is no official Linux version of Flash, MX or any other. I also dont think Macromedia has any intent on doing so in the future - something which would be further enforced if MM was bought out by M$. Chances are though (and Im not 100% sure) that you can run Flash MX through Wine. I also understand there is a Flash authoring tool being made for Linux out there somewhere, though, from what I remember, if my memory is even right, its based on Flash 5 and is more like a swish then a full featured Flash program. Try some searching and see what you can find. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2003, 3:22pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flashmx-and-linux/15262/4 "2003-03-12T15:22:18Z")
see [this thread](http://64.207.155.38/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=15931)… 🙂