Works in Firefox though, so it's not hardware. Chrome version is 24.0.1312.57. Ubuntu 12.04 LTS
Flash version: 11.5.31.138
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Adobe Flash Player (2 files) - Version: 11.5.31.138
Shockwave Flash 11.5 r31
Name: Shockwave Flash
Description: Shockwave Flash 11.5 r31
Version: 11.5.31.138
Location: /home/user/.config/google-chrome/PepperFlash/11.5.31.138/libpepflashplayer.so
Type: PPAPI (out-of-process)
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MIME types:
MIME type Description File extensions
application/x-shockwave-flash Shockwave Flash
.swf
application/futuresplash Shockwave Flash
.spl
Name: Shockwave Flash
Version: 11.2 r202
Location: /usr/lib/flashplugin-installer/libflashplayer.so
Type: NPAPI
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MIME types:
MIME type Description File extensions
application/x-shockwave-flash Shockwave Flash
.swf
application/futuresplash FutureSplash Player
.spl
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libpepflashplayer (10 files)
Name:
Version:
Location: /opt/google/chrome/PepperFlash/libpepflashplayer.so
Type: NPAPI
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