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cannot use webcam websites. Ubunu 14.04

Asked by Terry Burnett

When i try to use a webcam site it will usually tell me I need to download latest flash player software. I have done this, but still i get the same error messages. I have no problems when i switch to windows!

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actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said : 		#1

What Windows does is of zero consequence to Ubuntu. It is a completely different OS with completely different support.

What is the output of:

lsb_release -a; uname -a; dpkg -l | egrep 'flash|gnash|swf|spark'

What browsers have you tried?

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Terry Burnett (terryaburnett) said : 		#2

I have tried using Firefox and Chrome.
The output is:

No LSB modules are available.
Distributor ID: Ubuntu
Description: Ubuntu 14.04.1 LTS
Release: 14.04
Codename: trusty
Linux terry-N250P 3.13.0-34-generic #60-Ubuntu SMP Wed Aug 13 15:45:27 UTC 2014 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux
ii flashplugin-installer 11.2.202.400ubuntu0.14.04.1 amd64 Adobe Flash Player plugin installer

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Thomas Krüger (thkrueger) said : 		#3

Please make sure you are using the most recent version of Chrome (not Chromium)!

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Terry Burnett (terryaburnett) said : 		#4

I have now downloaded Chrome (instead of chromium) and this seems to have done the trick.

Many thanks!!!

Terry