The Firefox add-on Flash-Aid 2.2.3 seems to handle my Flash/Ubuntu problems.
On Mon, Feb 27, 2012 at 12:22 PM, Gary D <gmd3...@yahoo.com> wrote: > I reported similar problems on bug report 933509. There does seem to be > a conflict between the "GNU Gnash free GPL'd SWF player" and the Adobe > Flash player; both seem to want to be the only Flash player on the PC. > > I had removed, then reinstalled the Adobe player, and kept getting a > message saying my Flash was out-of-date. Today, I removed both the > Adobe and the GNU Gnash player, and then just reinstalled the Adobe > Flash player. > > Now, Tools > Addons > "Check to see if your plugins are up to date" > reports that my Flash player IS up to date. I can play Youtube OK. > The videos on http://tv.yahoo.com/primetime/ no longer report that > Flash is not present on the PC, but it plays in erratic 2-5 second > snippets skipping through the various videos available there. Likewise > on the ABC.com site. > > The Adobe flash player installed alone seems to work better than the Gnu > Gnash SWF player installed alone. Neither works as well as Adobe Flash > on In****** Ex****** on Wi***** XP, though. > > . > > -- > You received this bug notification because you are subscribed to the bug > report. > https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/830173 > > Title: > Shockwave Flash outdated version. Can't update it. > > Status in The Mozilla Firefox Browser: > Confirmed > Status in “firefox” package in Ubuntu: > Triaged > > Bug description: > From https://www.mozilla.com/en-US/plugincheck/ clicked the update > button. Tried to follow the update instructions. Wasn't able to > update. > > ProblemType: Bug > DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.10 > Package: firefox 3.6.20+build1+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.10.10.1 > ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.35-30.56-generic 2.6.35.13 > Uname: Linux 2.6.35-30-generic x86_64 > NonfreeKernelModules: fglrx > Architecture: amd64 > Date: Sat Aug 20 13:07:29 2011 > FirefoxPackages: > firefox 3.6.20+build1+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.10.10.1 > firefox-gnome-support 3.6.20+build1+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.10.10.1 > firefox-branding 3.6.20+build1+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.10.10.1 > abroswer N/A > abrowser-branding N/A > InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.10 "Maverick Meerkat" - Release amd64 (20101007) > ProcEnviron: > LANG=en_US.utf8 > SHELL=/bin/bash > SourcePackage: firefox > > To manage notifications about this bug go to: > https://bugs.launchpad.net/firefox/+bug/830173/+subscriptions -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/830173 Title: Shockwave Flash outdated version. Can't update it. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/firefox/+bug/830173/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
