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flashplugin-nonfree package

trouble with flash and pdf Ubuntu version 12.04

Asked by Bobby Ratliff

Hi, I'm currently using Ubuntu version 12.04. I'm having trouble watching facebook hosted videos. When I click play, the video won't do anything. I've tried checking my flash programs. installed a couple different ones, and I tried to watch them using Firefox, Chromium, and Google Chrome browsers, but none of them work.

Also, I have recently had trouble viewing some PDF files online. When I click them I only get a blank page. I never noticed the blank pdf problem until after I began trying to solve my problem with the facebook videos. So I don't know if it was pre-existing, or something I caused trying to fix the video problem.

I think I was using the latest Ubuntu version 11 before and I had zero problems with it concerning the videos and pdf's.

Thanks!
Bobby

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Sam_ (and-sam) said : 		#1

Having more than one flash app installed may cause issues and web browser may not recognize either one.
Purge all currently installed flash apps, clean up package cache and install flashplugin-installer.
Maybe have a look at solved questions there. Thanks.
https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/flashplugin-nonfree

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