flash player

[edwin2105z]

does ubuntu 8.04 come with a flash player cause i've been trying to watch video on you tube and it says that i need flash or java. i try to download but nothing happens. can someone tell me if i'm doing something wrong.

[Google Spider]

Open a terminal and run this command

sudo apt-get install ubuntu-restricted-extras

This will install Java, flash, mp3 codecs and everything you'll ever need.

[Sirron]

You'll need flashplugin-nonfree and I recommend libflashsupport too, as it fixes a sound issue.

If you've installed an open source flash plugin already, you might need to uninstall that.

[shayan_mihiran]

ubuntu 8.04 come without a flash player. u have to install it

Step 1:
First you need to install alien to convert .rpm to .deb package you can check da link for complete details

http://www.ubuntugeek.com/install-rp...in-ubuntu.html

Step 2:
First you need to download the .rpm file from Adobe flash Player down load center.
http://www.adobe.com/shockwave/download

Step 3:
Now you have flash-plugin-9.0.31.0-release.i386.rpm package convert this to .deb using the following command

Code : sudo alien -k flash-plugin-9.0.31.0-release.i386.rpm

Outputlooks like below

Warning: Skipping conversion of scripts in package flash-plugin: postinst prerm
Warning: Use the –scripts parameter to include the scripts.
flash-plugin_9.0.31.0-release-1_i386.deb generated

Now you need to install this .deb package using the following command

sudo dpkg -i flash-plugin_9.0.31.0-release-1_i386.deb

Selecting previously deselected package flash-plugin.
(Reading database … 174973 files and directories currently installed.)
Unpacking flash-plugin (from flash-plugin_9.0.31.0-release-1_i386.deb) …
Setting up flash-plugin (9.0.31.0-release-1) …

This will complete the installation

[edwin2105z]

i open up a terminal and i put the code in the box. but then it asks for a password but does not let me type my password. this is what it looks like...

edwin2105z@edwin2105z-desktop:~$ sudo aptitude install compizconfig-settings-manager
[sudo] password for edwin2105z:

[Sirron]

it is letting you, it just doesn't show any stars or anything.

Type your password as normal, then press return.

[Google Spider]

i open up a terminal and i put the code in the box. but then it asks for a password but does not let me type my password. this is what it looks like...

edwin2105z@edwin2105z-desktop:~$ sudo aptitude install compizconfig-settings-manager
[sudo] password for edwin2105z:

uh? I thought you were installing flash

anyway, it will not show the password on screen. Just type it and hit enter.

[Michael.Godawski]

Flash is not a free software. So you have to install it manually:

https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Re...redirect=Flash

There are free alternatives like gnash or swf.

[SunnyRabbiera]

Flash is not a free software. So you have to install it manually:

https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Re...redirect=Flash

There are free alternatives like gnash or swf.

yes, but youtube needs flash9, and gnash is based on flash7

[Google Spider]

I've heard gnash is not ready for everyday use.

Flash is not a free software

edit: whoa! and how come i didn't pay anyone for my flash plugin?? Am I doing something illegal?