installing flash player/ other video players

For Flash please read https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+faq/60.

Hope this helps

Hi

It's generally easier to install items that are in the repository, as they have been set up for Ubuntu. Here's how you can install flash from the repository.

Go to System->Administration->Synaptic Package Manager

The system will ask for your password before continuing. This is a security feature to prevent items from being installed without your knowledge.

Once Synaptic is open, click on Settings->Repositories. Make sure that all of the boxes on the first tab are checked. Press close.

Now, you need to reload the package list. You can do this by clicking the Reload button on the button bar (or Edit->Reload Package Information).

Next, you can search for the package. Click the Search button, and type in

flashplugin-nonfree

in the search box and press the Search button.

Now, click the box next to flashplugin-nonfree and select Mark for Installation.

Click the Apply button, a box will open, and click the Apply button in the box, and it will install.

Good luck.

This would help you just 4 steps :

1. Download the Flash for Linux archive :

http://fpdownload.macromedia.com/get/flashplayer/current/install_flash_player_9_linux.tar.gz

2. Unpack the archive (/tmp perhaps)

3. sudo cp libflashplayer.so /usr/lib/firefox/plugins

4. sudo apt-get --reinstall --purge install libflashsupport

Restart your browser done :)

robert, when i check all the boxes in the repositoriy, it tries to download, then i get this:

Could not download all repository indexes

The repository may no longer be available or could not be contacted because of network problems. If available an older version of the failed index will be used. Otherwise the repository will be ignored. Check your network connection and ensure the repository address in the preferences is correct.

what does anyone think?

Hi

can you paste the contents of the file /etc/apt/sources.list here please? Also, please let us know what version of Ubuntu you are using.

Thanks

i think this is the contents of the file included in the reposiory index:

Failed to fetch cdrom:[Ubuntu 8.04.1 _Hardy Heron_ - Release powerpc (20080703.1)]/dists/hardy/main/binary-powerpc/Packages.gz Please use apt-cdrom to make this CD-ROM recognized by APT. apt-get update cannot be used to add new CD-ROMs
Failed to fetch http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/hardy/multiverse/binary-powerpc/Packages.gz 404 Not Found [IP: 91.189.88.46 80]
Failed to fetch http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/hardy/restricted/binary-powerpc/Packages.gz 404 Not Found [IP: 91.189.88.46 80]
Failed to fetch http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/hardy/universe/binary-powerpc/Packages.gz 404 Not Found [IP: 91.189.88.46 80]
Failed to fetch http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/hardy/main/binary-powerpc/Packages.gz 404 Not Found [IP: 91.189.88.46 80]
Some index files failed to download, they have been ignored, or old ones used instead.

i am also using ubuntu 8.04

Hi

Based on the output you provided, it appears that you are using Ubuntu on an older Mac with the Power PC architecture. Per the 8.04 release notes (http://www.ubuntu.com/getubuntu/releasenotes/804), the Power PC versions are no longer on the main mirrors (i.e. us.archive.ubuntu.com in your case) but instead are at ports.ubuntu.com.

To fix this, open a terminal (Applications->Accessories->Terminal) and type in these commands

cd /etc/apt
   This command changes your working directory to /etc/apt

sudo cp sources.list sources.list.bak
   This command makes a backup copy of your sources.list file

gksudo gedit sources.list
   This will open the gedit editor, which is much like notepad in windows.

For each line that begins with the word deb, change the words us.archive to the word ports. So each line that was
deb http://us.archive.ubuntu.com... should now look like
deb http://ports.ubuntu.com...

Save the file. Back in terminal, type

cd
   This changes your working directory back to your home directory

sudo apt-get update
   This will update your index files with the current contents of the powerpc repositories.

Hope this helps

And then you should be working again.

Hi Robert Di Gioia,
Thanks a lot for your help .
I was searching for insatlling Flash player in my PC.
your suggestion really worked well.
Regards
venkat