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firefox-3.5 package

can not get web sites to run flash

Asked by debgenners on 2009-11-25

I have tried removing all non-flash software, installing adobe flash 10. as is constantly being requested from sites I visit, but no luck. I've tried so many things now I don't even know what I have done. This is a newly install Ubuntu updated to 8.04. I have had everything flash and sound operating in a prior installation, but I am exhausted trying to figure this out. So frustrating. Crazy making.

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Status:: Solved

For:: Ubuntu firefox-3.5 Edit question

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Solved by:: Sam_

Solved:: 2009-11-26

Last query:: 2009-11-26

Last reply:: 2009-11-26

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Claudio Arseni (claudio.arseni) said on 2009-11-25:

You can try to remove all packages you installed and than by Synaptic you have to install the ubuntu-restricted-extras package (or writing sudo apt-get install ubuntu-restricted-extras in a terminal) that provide you all that you need.

Hope this helps.

Regards

Claudio Arseni

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Vikram Dhillon (dhillon-v10) said on 2009-11-26:

Try this:

sudo apt-get updatae
sudo apt-get upgrade

then go to Synaptic and install adobe-flashplayer installer

Hope that works

Regards,
Vikram

On Wed, Nov 25, 2009 at 6:53 PM, Claudio Arseni
<email address hidden> wrote:
> Question #91745 on Ubuntu changed:
> https://answers.edge.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+question/91745
>
> Status: Open => Answered
>
> Claudio Arseni proposed the following answer:
> You can try to remove all packages you installed and than by Synaptic you have to install the ubuntu-restricted-extras package (or writing sudo apt-get install ubuntu-restricted-extras in a terminal) that provide you all that you need.
>
> Hope this helps.
>
> Regards
>
> Claudio Arseni
>
> --
> You received this question notification because you are an answer
> contact for Ubuntu.
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Vikram Dhillon (dhillon-v10) said on 2009-11-26:

Sorry that was sudo apt-get update

Regards,
Vikram

On Wed, Nov 25, 2009 at 7:22 PM, Vikram Dhillon <email address hidden> wrote:
> Try this:
>
> sudo apt-get updatae
> sudo apt-get upgrade
>
> then go to Synaptic and install adobe-flashplayer installer
>
> Hope that works
>
> Regards,
> Vikram
>
>
>
> On Wed, Nov 25, 2009 at 6:53 PM, Claudio Arseni
> <email address hidden> wrote:
>> Question #91745 on Ubuntu changed:
>> https://answers.edge.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+question/91745
>>
>> Status: Open => Answered
>>
>> Claudio Arseni proposed the following answer:
>> You can try to remove all packages you installed and than by Synaptic you have to install the ubuntu-restricted-extras package (or writing sudo apt-get install ubuntu-restricted-extras in a terminal) that provide you all that you need.
>>
>> Hope this helps.
>>
>> Regards
>>
>> Claudio Arseni
>>
>> --
>> You received this question notification because you are an answer
>> contact for Ubuntu.
>>
>

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debgenners (debgenners) said on 2009-11-26:

Thank you all for your suggestions. I did as above, i.e. apt-get upgrade and sudo apt-get install ubuntu-restricted-extras. No change when I tried to go back to synaptic package manager to install adobe-flashplayer i get the following message:

COULD NOT MARK ALL PACKAGES FOR INSTALLATION OR UPDATE Depends: libpango1.0-0 (>=1.20.5) but 1.20.1-1 is to be installed

Synaptic Package Manager tell me that version 1.20.1-1 is installed.

P.S. Gnash is what is trying to open up these flash movies for the trailers and sites such as Pandora that I can't get to run. If this means anything to you all.

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Sam_ (and-sam) said on 2009-11-26:

> Gnash is what is trying to open up

Means you didn't remove leftover flash apps.
Even when adobe-flashplugin or flashplugin-nonfree is installed free alternatives will be used.
As long as you mix all kinds of apps it wont work.

During the procedures Firefox should be closed.
Again, to avoid conflicts remove all other flash apps completely (incl. config) via Synaptic, e.g. gnash, swfdec ....
also check that these packages aren't installed:
mozilla-plugin-gnash
swfdec-mozilla

Searching for leftovers via CLI:
sudo updatedb
locate libflashplayer.so

Of interest is 32 or 64bit, Flash10 64bit for Hardy is only available from Adobe directly.
32bit via backports or from Adobe as '.deb für Ubuntu 8.04+'.

64
http://labs.adobe.com/downloads/flashplayer10_64bit.html
32
http://get.adobe.com/flashplayer/
Reference:
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/RestrictedFormats/Flash