Well, the flash-plugin -is- "nonfree", that is, it isn't open source, and the flash -player- that is used by youtube, might very well be develped by YouTube, but you do not actually install that, you install the flash plugin, that enables you tu run content like players, or othe flash based stuff. Adobe owns the flash-plugin, but I think you can freely install it.
Perhaps the is a legal reason why the flash-plugin cannot be pre- installed on gOS, but previous versions of gOS did just that. but anyway gOS could have used the YouTube launcher to check a first time use (or the presence of the flash-plugin) to ask the user if he wants to install the plugin. Or at the very least give a message explaining what do to get the plugin. On 27 sep, 07:02, LogiMAX <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > the flashplayer is owned by Youtube. I think that it can't be > installed by default because of copyright issues, bu twhat do I > know... please correct me if Im wrong... > > On 26 Sep, 22:36, mahjongg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Yes, I could find "flashplugin-nonfree" in Synaptic, and it wasn't > > installed. After installing it YouTube works. > > > I still think it is a mistake not installing it per default, as many > > first time users are bound to struggle with this. > > The first gOS was lamented for having the same problem. > > > Here are the steps to install the flash-player, DO NOT FOLLOW THE > > INSTRUCTIONS PROVIDED BY YOUTUBE! > > > (the steps below might not be what you see literally, as I'm using a > > non English version of gOS., but it should be close) > > > * Open System preferences>management and start Synaptic packet- > > management. > > > * Enter your password. > > > * Click on the top left "reload" button to make sure gOS uses the > > latest available packages > > > * Click on the search button and enter "adobe flashplugin" > > > * Synaptic should find "flashplugin-nonfree" > > > * Right-click on the box in front of it, and choose "mark for install" > > > * now click on the "execute" button, the middle button of the five > > starting with reload and ending with search > > > Now synaptic should install the flash-plugin, and afterwards you > > should be able to watch youtube movies. > > > On 26 sep, 16:41, mahjongg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > The player -should- have been installed per default, as in the beta, > > > but Ill check in Synaptic when I get a chance. > > > > On 26 sep, 11:24, xenu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > Do you have flash player installed? My new installation did not > > > > contain flash player and I had to install it. > > > > > On Sep 26, 3:15 am, mahjongg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > Oh, after I installed, (which wasn't that easy, I had to manually > > > > > remove all existing partitions -and- reboot afterwards, or the install > > > > > would fail, and when it finally worked it still gave errors while > > > > > removing packages) I got an automatic upgrade. 102 Upgrades, and over > > > > > 100MB! So I had a little hope it would fix this problem, but > > > > > unfortunately it didn't! > > > > > > Still no YouTube.... > > > > > > On 26 sep, 03:00, mahjongg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > In the beta YouTube worked fine, but unfortunately not in the final > > > > > > version! > > > > > > Why, and what is the easiest way to fix this... > > > > > > > <sigh> This time the launcher DOES work, only YouTube itself > > > > > > doesn't. > > > > > > From gOS 1.0t on, gOS always seems to have -some- problem with > > > > > > YouTube. Its seems to suffer from one of murphy's laws, in > > > > > > particular > > > > > > the "conservation of problems" law. > > > > > > > I know better than to follow the advise YouTube is giving me, on the > > > > > > page, that is to "download a newer version of Adobe flash player", > > > > > > but > > > > > > this time Firefox does not pop up a "quick fix", and javascript is > > > > > > already on (Edit>preferences>Content) so what should I do ???? --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "gOS Linux" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/goslinux?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
