I installed flash though synaptec package manager which is in system preferences then administration & the 6th one from the bottom is synaptic package manager click on this and do a search for flash and the one you need is called flash plugin-nonfree with a description of adobe flash plugin installer click on this and mark it for installion , then click apply and it will install and thats it job done. Youtube movies play fine Hope this helps Dave
On Jan 2, 3:06 pm, mongoosetoo <[email protected]> wrote: > Rather than fight the Adobe people, is there another product out there > that can do the same thing? Adobe seems to be a real pain. > mongoosetoo > > On Jan 2, 6:56 am, mahjongg <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Ok guys, all the above was appropriate untill a few weeks ago, but let > > me make this clear > > > ADOBE REMOVED THE INSTALL FILES FROM THEIR FTP REPOSITORY! > > > SO ITS NO LONGER POSSIBLE TO INSTALL THROUGH "APT-GET INSTALL" or BY > > USING SYNAPTIC > > there simply isn't a package in the repositories to download anymore! > > > I'm "shouting" to get this through because its so unusual NOT to > > install software this way, but remember FLASH is NOT free-and-open- > > software! It is in fact a commercial product, and Adobe simply decided > > they would no longer tolerate that their software was distributed > > "unofficially" that is not by visiting their web-site. > > > So now you MUST go to their website to download the "debian/ > > Ubuntu" .deb file. (not any of the other versions !!!) After > > downloading this package you can simply double-click on it so the > > installer can install it as usual. > > > Before you do make sure all traces of a previous install attempt are > > gone, or the install will fail. Also, make sure the download went > > well, as downloading it from a website is less reliable (no error > > checking afterwards). > > > To remove previous downloads use sysnaptic, and remove any trace of > > adobe flash, using the "completely remove option". > > > On 2 jan, 00:48, elliott-brennan <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > Hi Mongoosetoo, > > > > Okay...now... :)) > > > > Take your time and read closely (LOL) > > > > You've written that you typed the following: > > > > cd /locate libflashplayer.so > > > > I agree that command line stuff is weird and strange if you've never done > > > it > > > before (which puts you in the large majority of the population of computer > > > users who have only started using computers in the last five to ten years) > > > and so it's understandable if you make errors. The thing to remember is > > > that > > > you will work this out and you will understand more and eventually in a > > > few > > > years (!) you'll see someone posting the same questions and you'll know > > > the > > > answers yourself AND be able to tell them how to do it, which having > > > lunch, > > > reading a book and playing on your Linux-based hand-held gaming device > > > while > > > remote controlling your home server from your Linux-based mobile :)) > > > > There are some distinct steps here. > > > > 1. Open terminal > > > > 2. Type in everything that appears in the following line: > > > > cd / > > > > This will change your directory to the root directory. > > > > 3. Type in everything that appears in the following line: > > > > locate libflashplayer.so > > > > You can also cut and paste the text I've described from the e-mail > > > > This will show if you have flashplayer installed and where the plugin is > > > located. > > > > Another thing you could do and I'm not sure why I've not thought of this > > > before - Firefox 3 will install this for you. > > > > You can remove the flashplayer using Synaptic. Do the following: > > > > First, close Firefox. > > > > Then go through the Menu and find Synaptic (somwhere in 'Adminstration' I > > > think). Open Synaptic and then do the following: > > > > Ctrl+F > > > > This will give you a 'Find' dialogue box. Enter: > > > > flash > > > > and then select: > > > > ok (I think that's the command) > > > > which will list all the flash installs. Right click on them and select: > > > > remove > > > > Then when this is finished, close Synaptic. > > > > Then open Firefox. > > > > Find a site that has flash (eg. type flash games in a search engine) and > > > go > > > to the site. Firefox will tell you a plugin is not installed. Select the > > > option to install the plugin and follow the directions. Install the Adobe > > > plugin. > > > > Then restart Firefox and all should be well. > > > > Let us know how you go. > > > > Regards, > > > > Patrick > > > > On 02/01/2009, mongoosetoo <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > All right, still nothing. Now I don't even have the 'play' button in > > > the middle of the video box. I tried youtube and hulu, neither works, > > > they both go blank. > > > > I tried the cd / thing again and this is a paste of what I got... > > > > j...@gateway:/$ cd /locate libflashplayer.so > > > bash: cd: /locate: No such file or directory > > > > Any other ideas? > > > > On Jan 1, 12:28 pm, mahjongg <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > Yes, you did not install the flash player (correctly) > > > > > Until a very short while ago the best way to install the Adobe Flash > > > > Player was though the software installer of gOS, Synaptic, which can > > > > be easily found through the configuration menu's. > > > > However Adobe is commercial software, and they did not like the fact > > > > that their software was not installed through their website, so they > > > > made that impossible. Now the only way to install Flash is through the > > > > installer on their website, the good news is that it works, if you do > > > > it the right way, which is explained in the essential-tips-for- > > > > beginning-gos-3-users FAQ on the start page here. > > > > >http://groups.google.com/group/goslinux/web/essential-tips-for-beginn... > > > > > On 1 jan, 16:40, mongoosetoo <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > Elliott, > > > > > > I tried the cd thing and it said 'no such file or directory' > > > > > > I assume that's a bad thing? > > > > > > What do I do from here? > > > > > > Thanks, Jim > > > > > > On Jan 1, 4:47 am, elliott-brennan <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > Hi Mongoosetoo, > > > > > > > Did you install Adobe Flash player using Synaptic, > > > > > > or did you do it manually? > > > > > > > Also, can you open a terminal and type the following: > > > > > > > cd / > > > > > > > then: > > > > > > > locate libflashplayer.so > > > > > > > This will tell us where your flashplayer plugin is > > > > > > located if it's in the correct place. > > > > > > > Regards, > > > > > > > Patrick > > > > > > > mongoosetoo wrote: > > > > > > > I have three machines on a home network. One has gOS SPace 2.9 > > > > > > > and > > > > > > > the other two are using gOS Gadgets 3.0. > > > > > > > > None of the machines can view videos on hulu or youtube. I get > > > > > > > the > > > > > > > triangle play button in the middle of the screen, but when I click > > > it > > > > > > > they go blank or black, depending upon which site I am on. I have > > > > > > > installed gnash, couldn't figure it out so I uninstalled and tried > > > > > > > Adobe FLash Player. Still nothing on any of the computers. > > > > > > > > Thanks, Jim > > > > > > > -- > > > > > > Registered GNU/Linux User 368634 --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "gOS Linux" group. 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