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flash video wont play after 10.10 update

Asked by Tony Currie

After recently updating the install on my EeePC netbook to 10.10 flash videos will no longer play in firefox.

I am an ubuntu newbie so please keep any advice as simple / descriptive as possible!

Many thanks

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marcobra (Marco Braida) (marcobra) said : 		#1

New to Ubuntu:
- read the Ubuntu Manual, it's very informative: http://ubuntu-manual.org/
Click on the "download Button" to download the latest PDF version.
- The Ubuntu pocket guide: http://www.ubuntupocketguide.com/
- The online help https://help.ubuntu.com/10.04/index.html

Relax and fun:
http://planet.ubuntu.com/ and Full Circle Magazine http://fullcirclemagazine.org/

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actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said : 		#2

Can you give the output of:

lsb_release -a; uname -a; dpkg -l | grep flash; dpkg -l | grep gnash; dpkg -l | grep swf

Thanks

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Tony Currie (ant-currie) said : 		#3

Hi, I hope this is what you need:

No LSB modules are available.
Distributor ID: Ubuntu
Description: Ubuntu 10.10
Release: 10.10
Codename: maverick
Linux Netbook 2.6.35-23-generic #36-Ubuntu SMP Tue Oct 26 17:03:18 UTC 2010 i686 GNU/Linux
ii adobe-flashplugin 10.1.85.3-1maverick1 Adobe Flash Player plugin version 10
rc flashplugin-installer 10.1.85.3ubuntu1 Adobe Flash Player plugin installer
ii browser-plugin-gnash 0.8.8-5ubuntu1 GNU Shockwave Flash (SWF) player - Plugin for Mozilla and derivatives
ii gnash 0.8.8-5ubuntu1 GNU Shockwave Flash (SWF) player
ii gnash-common 0.8.8-5ubuntu1 GNU Shockwave Flash (SWF) player - Common files/libraries
ii swfdec-mozilla 0.8.8-5ubuntu1 dummy package for transition to browser-plugin-gnash
rc libswfdec-0.8-0 0.8.4-1build1 SWF (Macromedia Flash) decoder library
ii swfdec-mozilla 0.8.8-5ubuntu1 dummy package for transition to browser-plugin-gnash

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actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said : 		#4

There you go, you have too many plugins. This command will clean you up:

sudo apt-get --purge remove browser-plugin-gnash adobe-flashplugin gnash gnash-common swfdec-mozilla libswfdec-0.8-0; sudo dpkg -P flashplugin-installer libswfdec-0.8-0; sudo apt-get --purge autoremove; sudo apt-get clean; sudo apt-get install flashplugin-nonfree

You want ONLY ONE plugin, or they clash and you get nothing.

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Tony Currie (ant-currie) said : 		#5

Great, thats sorted it!

Do you have any tips on learning resources or books I could learn from?
I'm reasonably proficient windows / dos wise but have had enough of them!

Many thanks for your help.

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marcobra (Marco Braida) (marcobra) said : 		#6

Read my first reply in this thread...

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actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said : 		#7

Keep plugins for flash to ONE package only. If yuo get the same issue you can check for the packages adn check you only have ONE.

This is common, don't worry. Users start freaking out and add more flash plugins which doesn't help any

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Tony Currie (ant-currie) said : 		#8

Ah yes, cheers all.