open synaptic then meta packages (multiverse) and install ubuntu restricted-extras this will install java and flash player and any other codecs you may need
On Wed, Oct 22, 2008 at 9:36 AM, ATB <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I used the "flashplugin-nonfree" as suggested above (its actually > flash 9.0). I then upgraded to flash 10 which was released recently > by downloading the .deb file and ran it (quite easy) and everything > worked great. (the original "flashplugin-nonfree" didnt work for my > UCLA lecture videos, dont know why) > > anyway, since then, i wiped the partition, installed Mint 5, wiped, > and reinstalled gOS. tried to do the same (installed flash 9 and then > 10) but for some reason, the flash plugin wont show up in firefox > cant see any flash video at all (youtube wont work! :( ) > > anyone got any idea? > > no, other browser wont work either (midori, epiphany, opera) > > wonder if its something with the XULRunner > > On Sep 27, 9:36 pm, mahjongg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > That's nice, and of course such an EULA exist, and that you need to > > have attended law-school to make any sense of it is well known by the > > average person, so NO normal person reads it, they just click on the > > "yes I agree" button to make "the problem go away". We all know that, > > in fact, you have to agree to an EULA to install and use the player. > > But that fact isn't the problem at all. the problem is that a normal > > user expects that he can get YouTube to work without wringing himself > > to all kinds of technical hoops. YouTube (theflashplayer) should > > "just work", even if he has to agree to a Eula before it works. If > > that is not the case its just "an epic fail", in most users eyes. > > > > It's not a problem for -me-, I'm not complaining because its an > > insurmountable problem for -me-, but it will be for most first Linux > > users who are hoping to escape from Windows. > > > > Its also such a letdown, because after the fiasco with the press > > lamenting gOS for just this same problem, I supposed that Good OS had > > learned from their mistake, because -all- (publicly available) later > > versions of gOS hadFlashpre-installed. If there are legal problems > > with pre-installingflash, then just make it so that gOS automatically > > installs it, including conforming the EULA. You would think that the > > YouTube launcher on the Wbar would be an ideal launch-board for such > > an installer. > > > > On 28 sep, 02:31, Kevin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > FYI, here are the Adobe EULAs > > > > >http://www.adobe.com/products/eulas/ > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
