flash player doesn't work...

[bravejamriot]

I tried this again:
sudo apt-get install flashplugin-nonfree

Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
flashplugin-nonfree is already the newest version.
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.

but firefox is still saying it is missing the plug in. Is there something I need to do with firefox to get it to recognize the plug in?

[bravejamriot]

hmmm.... it said it installed 41 things, but still firefox says the plug in is missing

[bravejamriot]

I'm not entirely sure. How do I check that?

[wolfen69]

it seems that there is a problem right now with flash.(in ubuntu restricted extras) alot of people are reporting that flash no longer works in firefox and opera. it didnt work for me on 3 different computers. it has always worked before. i have filed a bug report and hopefully this will be fixed soon.

i installed gnash (in synaptic) and got youtube to work in firefox. that's all i know at this point.

[bravejamriot]

when i type in sudo apt-get install flashplugin-nonfree

I get this back. what am I doing wrong?

Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
E: Couldn't find package flashplugin-nonfree

[someoneouthere]

on previeus installs it worked just fine...

[bravejamriot]

deb cdrom:[Ubuntu 7.10 _Gutsy Gibbon_ - Release i386 (20071016)]/ gutsy main restricted
# See http://help.ubuntu.com/community/UpgradeNotes for how to upgrade to
# newer versions of the distribution.

# Line commented out by installer because it failed to verify:
#deb http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ gutsy main restricted
# Line commented out by installer because it failed to verify:
#deb-src http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ gutsy main restricted

## Major bug fix updates produced after the final release of the
## distribution.
# Line commented out by installer because it failed to verify:
#deb http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ gutsy-updates main restricted
# Line commented out by installer because it failed to verify:
#deb-src http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ gutsy-updates main restricted

## N.B. software from this repository is ENTIRELY UNSUPPORTED by the Ubuntu
## team, and may not be under a free licence. Please satisfy yourself as to
## your rights to use the software. Also, please note that software in
## universe WILL NOT receive any review or updates from the Ubuntu security
## team.
# Line commented out by installer because it failed to verify:
#deb http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ gutsy universe
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#deb-src http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ gutsy universe
# Line commented out by installer because it failed to verify:
#deb http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ gutsy-updates universe
# Line commented out by installer because it failed to verify:
#deb-src http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ gutsy-updates universe

## N.B. software from this repository is ENTIRELY UNSUPPORTED by the Ubuntu
## team, and may not be under a free licence. Please satisfy yourself as to
## your rights to use the software. Also, please note that software in
## multiverse WILL NOT receive any review or updates from the Ubuntu
## security team.
# Line commented out by installer because it failed to verify:
#deb http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ gutsy multiverse
# Line commented out by installer because it failed to verify:
#deb-src http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ gutsy multiverse
# Line commented out by installer because it failed to verify:
#deb http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ gutsy-updates multiverse
# Line commented out by installer because it failed to verify:
#deb-src http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ gutsy-updates multiverse

## Uncomment the following two lines to add software from the 'backports'
## repository.
## N.B. software from this repository may not have been tested as
## extensively as that contained in the main release, although it includes
## newer versions of some applications which may provide useful features.
## Also, please note that software in backports WILL NOT receive any review
## or updates from the Ubuntu security team.
# deb http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ gutsy-backports main restricted universe multiverse
# deb-src http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ gutsy-backports main restricted universe multiverse

## Uncomment the following two lines to add software from Canonical's
## 'partner' repository. This software is not part of Ubuntu, but is
## offered by Canonical and the respective vendors as a service to Ubuntu
## users.
# deb http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu gutsy partner
# deb-src http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu gutsy partner

# Line commented out by installer because it failed to verify:
#deb http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu gutsy-security main restricted
# Line commented out by installer because it failed to verify:
#deb-src http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu gutsy-security main restricted
# Line commented out by installer because it failed to verify:
#deb http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu gutsy-security universe
# Line commented out by installer because it failed to verify:
#deb-src http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu gutsy-security universe
# Line commented out by installer because it failed to verify:
#deb http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu gutsy-security multiverse
# Line commented out by installer because it failed to verify:
#deb-src http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu gutsy-security multiverse

[taurus]

Originally Posted by bravejamriot deb cdrom:[Ubuntu 7.10 _Gutsy Gibbon_ - Release i386 (20071016)]/ gutsy main restricted # See http://help.ubuntu.com/community/UpgradeNotes for how to upgrade to # newer versions of the distribution. # Line commented out by installer because it failed to verify: #deb http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ gutsy main restricted # Line commented out by installer because it failed to verify: #deb-src http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ gutsy main restricted ## Major bug fix updates produced after the final release of the ## distribution. # Line commented out by installer because it failed to verify: #deb http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ gutsy-updates main restricted # Line commented out by installer because it failed to verify: #deb-src http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ gutsy-updates main restricted ## N.B. software from this repository is ENTIRELY UNSUPPORTED by the Ubuntu ## team, and may not be under a free licence. Please satisfy yourself as to ## your rights to use the software. Also, please note that software in ## universe WILL NOT receive any review or updates from the Ubuntu security ## team. # Line commented out by installer because it failed to verify: #deb http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ gutsy universe # Line commented out by installer because it failed to verify: #deb-src http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ gutsy universe # Line commented out by installer because it failed to verify: #deb http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ gutsy-updates universe # Line commented out by installer because it failed to verify: #deb-src http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ gutsy-updates universe ## N.B. software from this repository is ENTIRELY UNSUPPORTED by the Ubuntu ## team, and may not be under a free licence. Please satisfy yourself as to ## your rights to use the software. Also, please note that software in ## multiverse WILL NOT receive any review or updates from the Ubuntu ## security team. # Line commented out by installer because it failed to verify: #deb http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ gutsy multiverse # Line commented out by installer because it failed to verify: #deb-src http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ gutsy multiverse # Line commented out by installer because it failed to verify: #deb http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ gutsy-updates multiverse # Line commented out by installer because it failed to verify: #deb-src http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ gutsy-updates multiverse ## Uncomment the following two lines to add software from the 'backports' ## repository. ## N.B. software from this repository may not have been tested as ## extensively as that contained in the main release, although it includes ## newer versions of some applications which may provide useful features. ## Also, please note that software in backports WILL NOT receive any review ## or updates from the Ubuntu security team. # deb http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ gutsy-backports main restricted universe multiverse # deb-src http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ gutsy-backports main restricted universe multiverse ## Uncomment the following two lines to add software from Canonical's ## 'partner' repository. This software is not part of Ubuntu, but is ## offered by Canonical and the respective vendors as a service to Ubuntu ## users. # deb http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu gutsy partner # deb-src http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu gutsy partner # Line commented out by installer because it failed to verify: #deb http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu gutsy-security main restricted # Line commented out by installer because it failed to verify: #deb-src http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu gutsy-security main restricted # Line commented out by installer because it failed to verify: #deb http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu gutsy-security universe # Line commented out by installer because it failed to verify: #deb-src http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu gutsy-security universe # Line commented out by installer because it failed to verify: #deb http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu gutsy-security multiverse # Line commented out by installer because it failed to verify: #deb-src http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu gutsy-security multiverse

Edit /etc/apt/sources.list

gksudo gedit /etc/apt/sources.list

and place a # in front of the first line to comment out the cdrom. Then, remove the # in front of all the lines that start with deb & deb-src. Save it and run

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install flashplugin-nonfree

[someoneouthere]

as an absolut begginer i ask: is this somekind of a buf fix?

[Amstell]

the best way to install flash right.

Installing Flash

1. download adobe flash by hand
2. extract libflash.so
3. cut and paste the .so to /usr/lib/firefox/plugins/

      sudo nautilus /usr/lib/firefox/plugins/

4. make sure the .so is readable by everybody
5. restart firefox

good luck