not able to play video on 7.10

Try installing from your own flashplayer 9:

Type these in a terminal window:

      wget http://fpdownload.macromedia.com/get/flashplayer/current/install_flash_player_9_linux.tar.gz
      tar zxvf install_flash_player_9_linux.tar.gz
      cd install_flash_player_9_linux
      sudo ./flashplayer-installer

Then, when directory is asked insert this path /usr/lib/firefox as this:

Adobe Flash Player 9 will be installed in the following directory:
Browser installation directory = /usr/lib/firefox
Proceed with the installation? (y/n/q): y
Installation complete.

Then open firefox again and try it.

Good luck

Hello:

Please see:
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/RestrictedFormats
and here:
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Medibuntu

Basically you want the codecs to allow you to play differnt (non-open source or open standard) formats.

The Nasa links work fine for me with the mplayer mozilla plugin. Firstly you want to enable extra repositories on your system Please refer this link for the same

http://psychocats.net/ubuntu/sources

After getting all the repositories enabled type the following command in a terminal (applications -> accessories -> terminal)

sudo aptitude install mozilla-mplayer

To install mplayer for mozilla

Or you can use vlc player also

You can install vlc by:

Open Synaptic (System -> Administration -> Synaptic Package Manager). In Settings -> Repositories, make sure you have a "universe" repository activated.

Search for vlc and install it. You should also install vlc-plugin-esd, mozilla-plugin-vlc (and libdvdcss2).

In that case you shoud remove mplayer for mozilla

sudo aptitude remove mozilla-mplayer

which removes mplayer

(Note: Its always recommended to use one media player while streaming videos)

Hope it helps

Bhavani Shankar.

One more addition: Do you have the "flashplugin-nonfree" package installed? If not "sudo apt-get flashplugin-nonfree" probably does it.

actually it is a bug in 7.10

first go to the top panel and go to system-administration-software sources
it will prompt u for the password and a window will appear
then navigate to the updates tab and check 1. important security updates
                                                                       2. recomended updates
                                                                       3. pre-released updates
the click the close button and it will prompt u for reloading click it it will gather all the updates and u will be notified of the updates
install the updates and reboot ur system

then go to this link

http://packages.ubuntu.com/cgi-bin/download.pl?arch=i386&file=pool%2Fmultiverse%2Ff%2Fflashplugin-nonfree%2Fflashplugin-nonfree_9.0.48.0.2%2Breally0ubuntu12_i386.deb&md5sum=4c2cde9277e18c47a42ae8efc3720eb7&arch=i386&type=main

and click on any of the mirriors to download the flash player.
then install the flash player the same way as installing a software in windows.

Hope this helps u

if u have further questions feel free to ask.
remember u are part of the "linux community".

Thanks Neo, I have updated the system , when I try in install the Flash Plug in, Link is not working fine.

Hello Vikas

To install flash please refer to

http://psychocats.net/ubuntu/sources

and get all the repositories enabled first..

Then give the following command in a terminal

sudo apt-get flashplugin-nonfree

to install flash player

secondly the videos on NASA website are in .mov format

So, please refer to my post above for the answer..

Regards

Bhavani Shankar.

Thanks a lot Friends, Now able to play the Videos on Ubuntu, I have install the Flash and have the VLC installed with mozilla plug ins, and its running fine.

Best,

Vikas