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Issue watching flash movies online

Asked by Rajiv Shah

I cannot watch videos online.

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Rajiv Shah (rajivshah3) said : 		#1

It shows a blank screen.

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actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said : 		#2

What is the output of:

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

I assume flash video. You haven't specified in the question. Please can you post more details in future.

Thanks

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Rajiv Shah (rajivshah3) said : 		#3

No LSB modules are available.
Distributor ID: Ubuntu
Description: Ubuntu 11.10
Release: 11.10
Codename: oneiric
Linux ubuntu 3.0.0-16-generic #28-Ubuntu SMP Fri Jan 27 17:44:39 UTC 2012 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux
ii adobe-flash-properties-gtk 11.1.102.62-0oneiric1 GTK+ control panel for Adobe Flash Player plugin version 11
ii adobe-flashplugin 11.1.102.62-0oneiric1 Adobe Flash Player plugin version 11
ii browser-plugin-gnash 0.8.10~git20110618-3ubuntu1 GNU Shockwave Flash (SWF) player - Plugin for Mozilla and derivatives
ii gnash 0.8.10~git20110618-3ubuntu1 GNU Shockwave Flash (SWF) player
ii gnash-common 0.8.10~git20110618-3ubuntu1 GNU Shockwave Flash (SWF) player - Common files/libraries

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actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said : 		#4

You have 2 flash plugins installed. This is causing a conflict. If you run:

sudo apt-get --purge remove adobe-flash-properties-gtk adobe-flashplugin browser-plugin-gnash gnash gnash-common
sudo apt-get clean
sudo apt-get install adobe-flashplugin

Restart your browser to load the new plugin setup and you should be ok

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Rajiv Shah (rajivshah3) said : 		#5

Now the website is telling me to download Flash. I did, and Ubuntu Software Center is taking forever to load.

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actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said : 		#6

Can you give the output of:

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

Thanks

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Rajiv Shah (rajivshah3) said : 		#7

No LSB modules are available.
Distributor ID: Ubuntu
Description: Ubuntu 11.10
Release: 11.10
Codename: oneiric
Linux ubuntu 3.0.0-16-generic #28-Ubuntu SMP Fri Jan 27 17:44:39 UTC 2012 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux
ii browser-plugin-gnash 0.8.10~git20110618-3ubuntu1 GNU Shockwave Flash (SWF) player - Plugin for Mozilla and derivatives
ii gnash 0.8.10~git20110618-3ubuntu1 GNU Shockwave Flash (SWF) player
ii gnash-common 0.8.10~git20110618-3ubuntu1 GNU Shockwave Flash (SWF) player - Common files/libraries

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actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said : 		#8

sudo apt-get --purge remove browser-plugin-gnash gnash gnash-common

Then enable the partner repo in software centre and install the adobe-flashplugin package (may be adobe-installer, you get the idea)

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Rajiv Shah (rajivshah3) said : 		#9

The sudo purge adobe flash gtk thing worked.